A HYDROGEN FUELLED AUTOMOBILE - AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH

This paper describes the culmination of many years of research, accelerated in recent years with Australian government support, aimed at the development and demonstration of a viable hydrogen fuelled urban motor vehicle using iron-titanium-manganese hydride fuel storage. Continued development of the delayed port admission system of hydrogen supply to the engine, coupled with combustion bomb studies of lubricating oil deposit, pre-ignition behaviour and engine combustion chamber material studies have overcome the hydrogen engine backfire problem for all but extreme engine operating conditions. Inlet port water injection, during the seldom-used extreme operating conditions, enabled backfire free operation at high load and efficiency to be achieved. This engine development is described in detail, including the spark timing, fuel flow, and water injection control systems that are peculiar to hydrogen fuelled engines. The paper also reports the experimental determination of the Fe-Ti-Mn alloy thermal and hydriding performance and the combined engine-fuel tank design and performance. (Author/TRRL)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings of the 19th International Fisita Congress, Melbourne, November 8-12, 1982.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers

  191 Royal Parade
  Parkville, Victoria 3052,   Australia 
• Authors:
  • Edsell, J
  • Martin, Wiliam D
  • Milkins, E
  • Watson, H
• Publication Date: 1982-11

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 62.1
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Society of Automotive Engineers (Australasia)
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Combustion; Conferences; Design; Development; Fuel storage; Fuel tanks; Fuels; Hydrogen; Ignition; Motors; Research; Vehicle power plants; Vehicles; Water
• Uncontrolled Terms: Injection; Research and development; Timing
• Geographic Terms: Australia
• Old TRIS Terms: Automobile engines
• ITRD Terms: 8006: Australia; 8525: Conference; 9011: Design (overall design); 3850: Fuel; 1325: Fuel tank; 7187: Hydrogen; 1334: Motor; 1255: Vehicle; 4355: Water
• Subject Areas: Design; Energy; Highways; Research; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety; I96: Vehicle Operating Costs;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00376177
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAEA 82062, HS-035 674
• Files: HSL, ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Jul 30 1984 12:00AM