Support and power-plant documentation for the gas-turbine-powered-bus demonstration program. Final report, 1 January 1980-30 September 1981
The operational experience obtained for the GT404-4 gas turbine engines in the Intercity and Intracity Bus Demonstration Programs is described for the period January 1980 through September 1981. Support for the engines and automatic transmissions involved in this program provided engineering and field service, spare parts and tools, training, and factory overhauls. The Greyhound (intercity) coaches accumulated 183,054 mi (294,595 km) and 5154 hr of total operation. The Baltimore Transit (intracity) coaches accumulated 40,567 mi (65,285 km) and 1840 hr of total operation. In service, the turbine-powered Greyhound and Transit coaches achieved approximately 25% and 40% lower fuel mileage, respectively, than did the production diesel-powered coaches. The gas turbine engine will require the advanced ceramic development currently being sponsored by the DOE and NASA to achieve fuel economy equivalent not only to that of today's diesel engines but also to the projected fuel economy of the advanced diesel engines of the 1990s. Sufficient experience was not achieved with the coaches prior to the start of service to identify and eliminate many of the problems associated with the startup of new equipment. Because of these problems, the mean miles between incident were unacceptably low. The future gas turbine system should be developed sufficiently to establish satisfactory durability prior to evaluation in revenue service. Commercialization of the gas turbine bus engine remains a viable goal for the future.
- Research Organization:
- General Motors Corp., Indianapolis, IN (USA). Detroit Diesel Allison Div.
- DOE Contract Number:
- AI01-77CS51044
- OSTI ID:
- 6500085
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/NASA/0187-82/1; ON: DE83002880
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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