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Appendix E: Acronyms
Pages 183-186

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From page 183...
... AVPTA Advanced Vehicle Power Technology DEF diesel exhaust fuel Alliance DME dimethyl ether DOC diesel oxidation catalyst; also, U.S. bhp-hr brake horsepower-hour Department of Commerce BMEP brake mean effective pressure DOD U.S.
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From page 184...
... LLFC leaner lifted flame combustion FMEP friction mean effective pressure LLNL Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory FMVSS Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards LNG liquefied natural gas FSP friction stir processing LOC loss of control F-T Fischer-Tropsch LSFC load-specific fuel consumption FTA Federal Transit Administration LTC low-temperature combustion FTP federal test procedure LTCC Large Truck Crash Causation FY fiscal year LTGC low-temperature gasoline combustion g/bhp-hr grams per brake horsepower-hour MD medium-duty GCW gross combined weight MHDVs medium- and heavy-duty vehicles GDI gasoline direct injection MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology GEM GHG emissions model mpg miles per gallon GHG greenhouse gas mph miles per hour g/mi grams per mile MY model year GPS global positioning system GPU Graphical Processor Unit NAAQS National Ambient Air Quality Standards GTL gas-to-liquid NACFE North American Council for Freight GVW gross vehicle weight Efficiency NETL National Energy Technology Laboratory HC hydrocarbon NGV natural gas vehicle HCCI homogeneous-charge compression ignition NGWBS next-generation wide base single (tire) HD heavy duty NHTSA National Highway Traffic Safety HEV hybrid electric vehicle Administration HHDDT heavy heavy-duty diesel truck N2O nitrous oxides HMI human–machine interface NOx oxides of nitrogen hp horsepower NPBF non-petroleum–based fuels
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... DRIVE U.S. Driving Research and Innovation Vehicles for Vehicle Efficiency and Energy PNNL Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Sustainability PPCI partially premixed charge compression ignition V2I vehicle-to-infrastructure V2V vehicle-to-vehicle R&D research and development VAM Vehicle Acceleration Management RCCI reactivity-controlled compression ignition VERIFI Virtual Engine Research Institute and RD&D research, development, and demonstration Fuels Initiative RF radio frequency VG variable geometry RFS Renewable Fuels Standard VIUS Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey rpm revolutions per minute VMT vehicle miles traveled RSC roll stability control VSI Vehicle Systems Integration (ORNL)
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Key Terms

  • natural gas
  • advanced combustion
  • fuel consumption
  • charge compression
  • combustion engine

  • vehicle weight
  • forward collision
  • gross vehicle
  • federal motor
  • premixed charge

  • vehicle hcci
  • miles traveled
  • highway administration
  • gas vehicle
  • national ambient

  • leaner lifted
  • friction stir
  • national highway
  • gasoline direct
  • departure warning

  • methyl ester
  • acid methyl
  • national energy
  • roll stability
  • vehicle miles

  • administration hhddt
  • effective pressure
  • vehicle efficiency
  • vehicle inventory
  • combustion fmep


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