A joint government-industry program was initiated to investigate the two-shaft gas turbine concept as an alternative to present-day automotive powerplants. Both were examined, compared and evaluated on the basis of the federal automotive driving cycle in terms of specific fuel/power/speed characteristics of the engine and the efficiency and performance of the transmission. The results showed that an optimum match of vehicle, gas turbine engine, and conventional automatic transmission is capable of a significant improvement in fuel economy. This system offers many advantages that should lead to its wide acceptance in future vehicles.


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    Title :

    An automotive transmission for automotive gas turbine power plants


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Congress and Exposition ; 1980 ; Detroit, MI


    Publication date :

    1980-02-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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