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 gasoline pump comprising:
an octane analyzer to detect a stream of fuel and identify an octane rating of the fuel; a receptacle having an inlet to allow the fuel to enter the receptacle and an outlet to allow the fuel to exit the receptacle; a valve mechanism to manage an amount of fuel flowing through the inlet and the outlet of the receptacle such that the amount of fuel in the receptacle enables the octane analyzer to identify the octane rating of the fuel; and a display device to render a visual representation of the octane rating identified by the octane analyzer.