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Cost, effectiveness and deployment of fuel economy technologies for light-duty vehicles /

"The light-duty vehicle fleet is expected to undergo substantial technological changes over the next several decades. New powertrain designs, alternative fuels, advanced materials and significant changes to the vehicle body are being driven by increasingly stringent fuel economy and greenhouse...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Assessment of Technologies for Improving Fuel Economy of Light-Duty Vehicles, Phase 2.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2015]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Technologies for Reducing Fuel Consumption in Spark-Ignition Engines
  • Technologies for Reducing Fuel Consumption in Compression-Ignition Diesel Engines
  • Electrified Powertrains
  • Transmissions
  • Non-Powertrain Technologies
  • Cost and Manufacturing Considerations for Meeting Fuel Economy Standards
  • Estimates of Technology Costs and Fuel Consumption Reduction Effectiveness
  • Consumer Impacts and Acceptance Issues
  • Overall Assessment of CAFE Program Methodology and Design
  • Appendix A: Statement of Task
  • Appendix B: Committee Biographies
  • Appendix C: Presentations and Committee Meetings
  • Appendix D: Ideal Thermodynamic Cycles for Otto, Diesel, and Atkinson Engines
  • Appendix E: SI Engine Definitions and Efficiency Fundamentals
  • Appendix F: Examples of Friction Reduction Opportunities for Main Engine Components
  • Appendix G: Friction Reduction in Downsized Engines
  • Appendix H: Variable Valve Timing Systems
  • Appendix I: Variable Valve Lift Systems
  • Appendix J: Reasons for Potential Differences from NHTSA Estimates for Fuel Consumption Reduction Effectiveness of Turbocharged, Downsized Engines
  • Appendix K: DOE Research Projects on Turbocharged and Downsized Engines
  • Appendix L: Relationship between Power and Performance
  • Appendix M: HCCI Projects
  • Appendix N: Effect of Compression Ratio of Brake Thermal Efficiency
  • Appendix O: Variable Compression Ratio Engines
  • Appendix P: Fuel Consumption Impact of Tier 3 Emission Standards
  • Appendix Q: Examples of EPA's Standards for Gasoline
  • Appendix R: Impact of Low Carbon Fuels to Achieve Reductions in GHG Emissions (California LCFS 2007 Alternative Fuels and Cleaner Fossil Fuels CNG, LPG)
  • Appendix S: NHTSA's Estimated Fuel Consumption Reduction Effectiveness of Technologies and Estimated Costs of Technologies
  • Appendix T: Derivation of Turbocharged, Downsized Engine Direct Manufacturing Costs
  • Appendix U: SI Engine Pathway NHTSA Estimates Direct Manufacturing Costs and Total Costs
  • Appendix V: SI Engine Pathway NRC Estimates Direct Manufacturing Costs Alternative Pathway, Alternative High CR with Exhaust Scavenging, and Alternative EVAS Supercharger
  • Appendix W: Technologies, Footprints, and Fuel Economy for Example Passenger Cars, Trucks, and Hybrid Passenger Cars
  • Appendix X: Full System Simulation Modeling of Fuel Consumption Reductions
  • Appendix Y: Acronym List