EXHAUST EMISSION AND FUEL ECONOMY CHARACTERIZATION OF A MODERN AUTOMOTIVE WANKEL ROTARY ENGINE

The following objectives were addressed in this experimental program: map the fuel consumption and emission performance of both a modern rotary engine and a conventional reciprocating engine of equivalent power; compare the fuel consumption and emission performance of the selected test engines in a simulated identical vehicle; determine the effects of the principal operating variables on both emissions and fuel consumption performance of the rotary engine; identify features of key fundamental processes which could cause differences in both emissions and fuel consumption performance with respect to the conventional engine.

• Corporate Authors:

  University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

  Ann Arbor, MI  United States  48109
• Authors:
  • Cole, D E
  • Patterson, D J
• Publication Date: 1976-10

Media Info

• Pagination: 142 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Aldehydes; Alternatives analysis; Carbon monoxide; Dynamometers; Economics; Energy; Exhaust gases; Extrapolation; Fuel consumption; Hydrocarbons; Ignition; Performance evaluations; Piston engines; Simulation; Technology; Testing; Traffic distribution; Vehicle power plants; Wankel engines
• Old TRIS Terms: Automobile engines; Test engines
• Subject Areas: Economics; Energy; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00175193
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: EPA-460-3-76-024 Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: EPA-R-802536
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 26 1978 12:00AM