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Conventional engine technology. volume 2: status of diesel engine technology
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Schneider, H. W. |
| Copyright Year | 1981 |
| Description | The engines of diesel cars marketed in the United States were examined. Prominent design features, performance characteristics, fuel economy and emissions data were compared. Specific problems, in particular those of NO and smoke emissions, the effects of increasing dieselization on diesel fuel price and availability, current R&D work and advanced diesel concepts are discussed. Diesel cars currently have a fuel economy advantage over gasoline engine powered cars. Diesel drawbacks (noise and odor) were reduced to a less objectionable level. An equivalent gasoline engine driveability was obtained with turbocharging. Diesel manufacturers see a growth in the diesel market for the next ten years. Uncertainties regarding future emission regulation may inhibit future diesel production investments. With spark ignition engine technology advancing in the direction of high compression ratios, the fuel economy advantages of the diesel car is expected to diminish. To return its fuel economy lead, the diesel's potential for future improvement must be used. |
| File Size | 42094552 |
| Page Count | 192 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19820011669 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t7mp9vm20 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1981-12-15 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Mechanical Engineering Engine Design Combustion Products Fuel Consumption Smoke Combustion Physics Thermodynamics Diesel Engines Exhaust Gases Superchargers Technology Assessment Air Pollution Nitrogen Oxides Combustion Efficiency Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |