Detailed technical information is presented on possible alternatives to conventional internal combustion engines for automobiles, including: (1) gas turbine engines; (2) Rankine cycle engines; (3) Stirling engines; (4) Diesel engines; (5) Wankel and other rotary piston engines; and (6) stratified charge engines. The various power plants are described, performance characteristics are given, and the current status of technology and the projected status are discussed.
Current Status of Alternative Automotive Power Systems and Fuels. Volume II. Alternative Automotive Engines
1974
463 pages
Report
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English