CRYOGENIC NITROGEN AUTOMOTIVE ENGINE

The cryogenic liquid is flashed to a gaseous condition where it is superheated with a small amount of any plentiful fuel before the very hot gas is expanded in the propulsion engine. The gas is neither compressed nor condensed aboard the vehicle - only heated and expanded - so the power equipment is small and light. The components, thermodynamics, and performance of the power plant are described.

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• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Mechanical Engineers

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  New York, NY  United States  10016-5990
• Authors:
  • Dooley, J L
  • Hammond, R P
• Publication Date: 1984-10

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 66-73
• Serial:
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Volume: 106
  • Issue Number: 10
  • Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • ISSN: 0025-6501

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cryogenics; Engine components; Engine performance; Nitrogen; Thermodynamics; Vehicle power plants
• Old TRIS Terms: Automobile engines
• Subject Areas: Highways; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00392616
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 29 1985 12:00AM