tam@tigertail (asker) Jul 22, 2018:

oh, and it is a deisel engine!

tam@tigertail (asker) Jul 22, 2018:

Hi Chris,

Thank you for your reply! My problem is a lack of context... It is a section in a report of an emmissions test. I can give you the items in the section:

Réference
Législateur ----- EU
Température réf - 273.15 K
Pression réf ----- 1013.3 mbar
CVS débit ------ 6.0 m3/min
Débit DLS ---- 30.0 l/min

Thank you for your help :)

chris collister Jul 22, 2018:

Much more context is required, I'm afraid. All we know is that this is a flow rate whose units are measured in litres/min; that being so, I have difficulty in agreeing that DLS could mean decilitres/sec. Can we have sentences both before and after, please?
Incidentally, 30 l/min of (diesel) fuel flow implies quite a big engine. According to my calculations the corresponding mechanical output is about 5MW, or about 7000hp, though maybe they're talking about coolant, or lubricant?? (Diesel Lubricant System?) Context, context....