Two alternative programs for developing a vehicle to demonstrate the performance of an automotive propulsion system using liquid air or nitrogen in a Rankine cycle engine are described. Program A is a two-stage development in which the initial stage is an examination in depth of the most critical areas of concept components without undertaking confirmatory hardware testing and development. The second stage would continue the work with bench testing, complete component hardware development, and construction and testing of an instrumented roadable test vehicle and a demonstration vehicle. Program B is a coordinated, interactive analysis, design and development course that results in a driveable demonstration vehicle in the shortest time and at the lowest cost. It permits many low-cost bench tests to verify design details early in the program. Operation of larger components can be done soon enough to get maximum feedback and interaction into the system design. The first two-stage program is justifiable and expedient in a period when adequate development funds are currently unavailable but may become available at a later date, while the alternative coordinated program is the more expeditious pathway to the goal of a successful demonstration of the concept. (ERA citation 07:061745)
Concept Evaluation of Automotive Propulsion Using Liquid Air/Nitrogen. Task V Report
1982
14 pages
Report
No indication
English
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