Advanced Gas Turbine (AGT) powertrain system initial development report

Technical Report · Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980

OSTI ID:6807623

The powertrain consists of a single shaft regenerated gas turbine engine utilizing ceramic hot section components, coupled to a slit differential gearbox with an available variable stator torque converter and an available Ford intergral overdrive four-speed automatic transmission. Predicted fuel economy using gasoline fuel over the combined federal driving cycle (CFDC) is 15.3 km/1, which represents a 59% improvement over the spark-ignition-powered baseline vehicle. Using DF2 fuel, CFDC mileage estimates are 17.43 km/1. Zero to 96.6 km/hr acceleration time is 11.9 seconds with a four-second accleration distance of 21.0 m. The ceramic radial turbine rotor is discussed along with the control system for the powertrain.

• Research Organization: Ford Motor Co., Dearborn, MI (USA); AiResearch Mfg. Co., Phoenix, AZ (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6807623
• Report Number(s): NASA-CR-165130
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
AUTOMOBILES
GAS TURBINE ENGINES
FUEL ECONOMY
PERFORMANCE
AUTOMOTIVE FUELS
CONTROL SYSTEMS
DIESEL FUELS
GASOLINE
MECHANICAL TRANSMISSIONS
ENGINES
FUELS
HEAT ENGINES
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
LIQUID FUELS
MACHINE PARTS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
VEHICLES
330103* - Internal Combustion Engines- Turbine