Results from the Stirling-powered vehicle project: Phase 1
The NASA Technology Utilization (TU) Office is sponsoring a multiyear, multiphase demonstration program to assess the technology developed under the DOE/NASA automotive Stirling engine (ASE) program with engines installed in various Air Force vehicles while being evaluated by independent third parties under realistic conditions. This paper reviews the operational history of Phase I and a Mod I Stirling engine installed in an Air Force multistop van in a variety of missions. Ten months of operation were with Air Force personnel at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, where over 1100 hr and 4000 mi were logged on the Langley flight line. The Stirling-powered van was operated on unleaded gasoline, JP-4 aircraft fuel, and diesel fuel at Langley Air Force Base. Two months of operation were completed with Deere Company personnel in the Moline, Illinois, area where over 175 h and 2650 miles were logged on a Deere mail delivery route. 8 refs., 12 figs., 6 tabs.
- Research Organization:
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Cleveland, OH (USA). Lewis Research Center
- DOE Contract Number:
- AI01-85CE50112
- OSTI ID:
- 5796782
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/NASA/50112-76; NASA-TM-100978; CONF-881105-1; ON: DE88016868
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 4. international conference on stirling engines, Tokyo (Japan), 7-10 Nov 1988
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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