HYDROGEN-ENRICHMENT-CONCEPT PRELIMINARY EVALUATION

A hydrogen-enriched fuels concept for automobiles is described and evaluated in terms of fuel consumption and engine exhaust emissions through multicylinder (V-8) automotive engine/hydrogen generator tests, single cylinder research engine (CFR) tests, and hydrogen-generator characterization tests. Analytical predictions are made of the fuel consumption and NO/sub x/ emissions which would result from anticipated engine improvements. The hydrogen-gas generator, which was tested to quantify its thermodynamic input-output relationships was used for integrated testing of the V-8 engine and generator.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Subm-Sponsored by NASA, Erda and Epa.
• Corporate Authors:

  Jet Propulsion Laboratory

  California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive
  Pasadena, CA  United States  91103
• Authors:
  • Ecklund, E
• Publication Date: 1975-12-15

Media Info

• Pagination: 221 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Classification; Combustion efficiency; Energy; Engines; Exhaust gases; Forecasting; Fuel air mixtures; Fuel consumption; Fuels; Hydrogen; Hydrogen fuels; Isotopes; Nuclear phenomena; Testing; Thermodynamics; Vehicle design; Vehicle power plants
• Old TRIS Terms: Automobile engines; Engine design; Enrichment; Filing systems; Fuel-air ratio; Nuclear hydrogen determination; Preliminary investigations
• Subject Areas: Design; Energy; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00166208
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: NASA-CR-152814 Final Rpt.
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 20 1978 12:00AM