The status of ongoing heat-engine developments, including spark-ignition, compression-ignition, internal-combustion, and external-combustion engines is presented in this report. The potential of engine concepts under consideration for hybrid vehicle use is evaluated, using self-imposed criteria for selection. The deficiencies of the engines currently being evaluated in hybrid vehicles are discussed. The study focuses on recent research with two-stroke, rotary, and free-piston engines and concludes that these engine concepts have the most promising potential for future application in hybrid vehicles. Recommendations are made for analysis and experimentation to evaluate stop-start and transient emission behavior of recommended engine concepts. (ERA citation 10:007068)


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    Title :

    Evaluation of Heat Engines for Hybrid Vehicle Application


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    Publication date :

    1984


    Size :

    76 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English






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