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SFOC - Intake Temperature Sensitivity

Change in SFOC per °C change in intake / charge-air temperature - typical 0.3-0.5 g/kWh per °C.

SFOCAir temperatureSensitivity
Δ SFOC
4.0g/kWh
Actual SFOC
179.0g/kWh
Formula, assumptions, and limits

Ambient 10 °C above reference → +4 g/kWh. Tropical ships pay permanent SFOC penalty vs temperate. Full ISO 3046 correction includes RH + barometer.

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SymbolMeaningUnitSource
Intake air T deviation°Cintake RTD