FORD IS READYING STIRLING ENGINE FOR TORINO-II

FORD AND N.V. PHILIPS HAVE BEEN COOPERATING IN DEVELOPING A 170-HP 4-CYCLE, DOUBLE-ACTING, SWASHPLATE STIRLING ENGINE TO REPLACE THE 351 CUBIC INCH PISTON ENGINE. A CVS TEST SIMULATION WAS USED TO OBTAIN REALISTIC EMISSION DATA OVER THE FEDERAL CVS-CH CYCLE, INCLUDING STARTUP AND TRANSIENT OPERATION. AT 70 MPH CRUSING SPEED, THE STIRLING ENGINE WAS PROJECTED TO BE 9% MORE ECONOMICAL THAN THE 1970 BASELINE ENGINE AND 28% BETTER THAN THE DERATED BASELINE ENGINE. THE OVERALL EFFICIENCY AND TORQUE OF STIRLING ENGINES ARE DEPENDENT ON AMBIENT TEMPERATURE; A 10-DEGREE DECREASE IN COOLING AIR TEMPERATURE RESULTS IN 2.9% HIGHER TORQUE AND 1.8% BETTER FUEL ECONOMY. THE POWER LEVEL OF THE STIRLING ENGINE IS CONTROLLED BY INCREASING OR DECREASING THE PRESSURE OF THE WORKING GAS WITHIN THE ENGINE. FUEL CONTROL IS DESIGNED SO THAT THE HEATER TUBES ARE OPERATED AT A CONSTANT TEMPERATURE OF 1470 F. THE STIRLING ENGINE IS COOLED BY A 50/50 MIXTURE OF WATER AND GLYCOL IN THE SAME MANNER AS CONVENTIONAL ENGINES EXCEPT THAT A MUCH GREATER PROPORTION OF HEAT IS REJECTED TO THE COOLING SYSTEM AND LESS TO THE EXHAUST, THUS PACKAGING OF THE ENLARGED RADIATOR MAY BE A PROBLEM. THE USE OF INFLAMMABLE HYDROGEN AS THE WORKING FLUID MAY PRESENT SUCH PROBLEMS AS HOW TO RETAIN THE GAS WITHIN THE SYSTEM AND WHAT TO DO IF IT SHOULD LEAK.

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• Authors:
  • Postma, N D
  • Reinink, F
  • Van Giessel, R
• Publication Date: 1973-8

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 42-5
• Serial:
  • Automotive Engineering
  • Volume: 81
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
  • ISSN: 0098-2571

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cooling; Fuel consumption; Hydrogen; Pollutants; Simulation; Torque; Vehicle power plants
• Old TRIS Terms: Automobile engines; Emission rates
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00224375
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 20 1973 12:00AM