Products and processes for analyzing octane content

摘要

Products and processes are provided herewith for analyzing octane content in a fuel sample that include the step or steps of receiving an octane measurement of a fuel sample from a octane analyzer, rounding the octane measurement to a nearest recognized octane rating, comparing the rounded octane measurement with a listed octane rating for the fuel sample, and communicating results of the comparison to a user of the octane analyzer. The octane analyzer may be incorporated into a fuel pump or a vehicle. The results of the comparison may also be used to adjust the vehicle operating parameters to account for the actual octane rating of the fuel dispensed into the vehicle.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
computing an octane measurement at a nozzle of a fueling station fuel pump, using a portable octane analyzer, in which the octane measurement measures a fuel sample that is being dispensed from the fueling station fuel pump, and in which the portable octane analyzer is removably attachable to a plurality of locations on the fueling station fuel pump; comparing, using the portable octane analyzer, the octane measurement with a pre-determined octane rating of the fuel sample; determining, using the portable octane analyzer, whether the octane measurement deviates from the pre-determined octane rating; transmitting, via the portable octane analyzer to an user, an indication of whether the octane measurement deviates from the pre-determined octane rating; and displaying, on a display, the indication of whether the octane measurement deviates from the pre-determined octane rating.