Tenth annual report to Congress on the Automotive Technology Development Program

Technical Report · Tue Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:6622055

This is the tenth annual report on the progress in implementing the Automotive Propulsion Research and Development Act of 1978 (Title III of Public Law 95-238). The Act provides for an expanded research and development (RandD) effort with respect to advanced automotive propulsion systems technology which would complement and stimulate corresponding efforts by the private sector. Implementation of the Act is the responsibility of the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Transportation Systems (OTS). The programmatic goals of OTS are to increase end-use efficiency of highway vehicles and other transportation modes and to substitute abundant domestic fuels for petroleum based fuels. The Lewis Research Center (LERC) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NANSA) is the Technical Project Manager for advanced materials and alternative fuels utilization RandD. The RandD projects in progress address the high-risk areas associated with the development of ceramic components for the gas turbine engine, improvement to the Stirling engine, heavy-duty adiabatic diesel engine technology, advanced materials technology, and alternative fuels utilization technology. 4 figs.

• Research Organization: USDOE Assistant Secretary for Conservation and Renewable Energy, Washington, DC. Heat Engine Propulsion Div.
• OSTI ID: 6622055
• Report Number(s): DOE/CE-0240; ON: DE89004977
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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