ADVANCED AUTOMOTIVE POWER SYSTEMS. PART 1: MORPHOLOGICAL SYSTEM AND SYSTEMS ANALYSIS

Systems analysis methods permit a rational evaluation of various power plant configurations, particularly regarding compliance with the multitude of present and future objectives. To provide a complete overview of all possible combustion engines, a Morphological System based on combustion methods was developed. The important results of the system analytical investigations are presented. Examples from the subcompact car class show the superiority of gasoline, diesel, and stratified charge engines over such advanced systems as gas turbines and stirling engines for mass production until at least 1990. A comparison of gasoline and diesel engines is made in greater detail.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Prepared for the West Coast Meeting of the Society of Automotive Engineers, August 9-12, 1976, San Francisco, California.
• Corporate Authors:

  Volkswagenwerk

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• Authors:
  • Hofbauer, P
  • Wiedemann, B
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 28 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automotive engineering; Diesel engines; Electric power plants; Gasoline engines; Internal combustion engines; Morphology; Systems analysis
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00145105
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Research Institute
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE #760591
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 13 1977 12:00AM