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Test plant for tractors, alternative fuels and biolubricants (Monterotondo, RM)
Test plant for tractors, alternative fuels and biolubricants (Monterotondo, RM)
Equipped with a dynamometric brake, connected to an electric motor, for detecting the characteristic curves of tractors with power up to 260 kW, the power absorption of the engine functions (transmission, gearbox, hydraulic system, air conditioning) and the performance of alternative fuels. The plant also houses a test bench for hydraulic fluids, transmission lubricants and multifunction fluids (eg UTTO - Universal Tractor Transmission Oil), designed to evaluate, through forced work cycles, the aptitude of vegetable-based fluids to be used in agricultural machinery. The test bench consists of a hydraulic circuit that works at high pressure (up to 400 bar) and is integrated into the dynamometric brake-electric motor by means of a transmission (speed reducer lubricated by the oil under test), interposed between them in order to receive measured workloads.
For further information please refer to:
Paolo Menesatti (Monterotondo headquarters)
- +39 06 90675 243
- paolo.menesatti@crea.gov.it