CURRENT STATUS OF ALTERNATIVE AUTOMOTIVE POWER SYSTEMS AND FUELS. VOLUME I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

A summary is given of technical information collected on: (1) alternatives to the conventional internal combustion engine for automobiles; and (2) nonpetroleum-based automotive fuels derived from domestic sources. Alternative heat engines considered were gas turbine engines, Rankine cycle engines, Stirling cycle engines, Diesel engines, rotary engines, and stratified charge engines. Electric and hybrid power systems were also studied, including battery and flywheel systems. Fuel candidates were: (1) synthetic gasoline and distillate hydrocarbon fuels; (2) methanol and methanol-gasoline mixtures; (3) methane (synthetic natural gas); (4) propane; (5) ethanol and ethanol-gasoline blends; (6) hydrogen; (7) ammonia; and (8) hydrazine.

• Corporate Authors:

  Aerospace Corporation

  2350 East El Sequdo Boulevard
  El Sequndo, CA  United States  90245
• Authors:
  • Lapedes, D E
  • HINTON, M G
  • MELTZER, J
  • IURA, T
• Publication Date: 1974-7

Media Info

• Pagination: 51 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Ammonia; Automobiles; Diesel engines; Electric batteries; Electric vehicles; Engines; Ethanol; Flywheels; Fuels; Gasoline; Hybrid automobiles; Hybrid vehicles; Hydrazine; Hydrocarbons; Hydrogen; Hydrogen fuels; Internal combustion engines; Methane; Methanol; Mixtures; Motor fuels; Natural gas; Power; Propane; Propulsion; Rankine engines; Stirling engines; Stratified charge engines; Synthetic fuels
• Uncontrolled Terms: Comparative analysis
• Old TRIS Terms: Substitutes
• Subject Areas: Energy; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00094660
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Contract Numbers: 68-01-0417
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 14 1977 12:00AM