FUELS & LUBRICANTS
Total says its range of FE lubricants play an
essential role in reducing the operational fuel
costs of mining companies by utilising specific
viscosity grades and specially enhanced
additives designed to minimise the friction
responsible for 10-15% of energy loss within an
engine and drivetrain compartments
business case scenario. A Caterpillar 793F haul
truck operates 290 days/year, 24 hours a
day. Diesel fuel consumption of the vehicle
during operation averages at 150 litres /hour.
This equates to the haul truck consuming
1,044,000 litres of fuel per annum. Independent
bench testing has identified a 1.89% fuel
economy improvement from the use of the TOTAL
RUBIA WORKS 4000 FE SAE 10W-30. In the above
example, this translates to a fuel reduction of
19,731 litres per annum. Depending on the
number of equivalent equipment within a
fleet, significant savings in the total cost of
operation (TCO) per annum can be realised
through reduced fuel consumption.
“Total’s range of FE lubricants play an
essential role in reducing the operational fuel
costs of mining companies by utilising specific
viscosity grades and specially enhanced
additives designed to minimise the friction
responsible for 10-15% of energy loss within an
engine and drive train compartments. TOTAL’s
success in the development of FE lubricants has
resulted in TOTAL lubricants being utilised as first
fill lubricants for a number of OEM commercial
vehicles.” IM
JULY 2019 | International Mining