A carburetor, such as is used on a gasoline engine, is
an appliance for vaporizing liquid hydrocarbons by atomizing
the liquid and mixing it with air.
This mixture of gasoline vapor and air is drawn into
the cylinder of'a gasoline engine, compressed and exploded
by means of an electric spark;...
In designing a machine of any kind, considerations
must be made regarding the kind and amount of work
it will be required to do, the foundation for its support,
and the amount of space available for its occupancy.
An engine which is to be used for driving an automobile
must...
Past research has shown that automobile exhaust is composed
of a mixture of many different hydrocarbons and that some of these
hydrocarbons contribute more to the smog problem than others.
Natural gas has been proposed as an alternative to gasoline as a
motor fuel, and it was desired to confirm...
Adequate lubrication is of the utmost importance in internal combustion engines. Low temperature operation with low-proof alcohol may create some operational problems if alcohol and or water accumulates in the crankcase oil. Condensates of unburned alcohol and water may be blown into the crankcase oil with blow by gases. The...
Purpose of the study. In any field of research in which many investigators are engaged, points of difference are inevitable, and the present subject is no exception. Many recommendations have appeared in the literature and a survey makes it quite obvious that some of these have been made without the...
Given the current abundant supply and cheap price of natural gas (NG) in the United States, there is a significant opportunity to use this fuel for transportation. However, there are few fueling stations for consumers. To address this need, a dual-mode engine has been developed where in one mode all...
The importance of automobile exhaust as a source of atmospheric pollutants has been recognized for several years. With the
control of stationary sources in geographic areas such as Los
Angeles County, the automobile has become the major uncontrolled
source of air pollution.
The three major pollutants emitted by automobiles are...
The alternators in today's automobiles are of the claw-pole or Lundell
construction, which is a readily manufactured, low-cost derivative of the conventional
rotating dc field synchronous generator. The efficiency of the Lundell system is low due
to a complicated magnetic circuit of predominantly solid steel and a high windage rotor...
A system intended to detect, classify, and track radioactive sources in moving
vehicle traffic is under development at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
(LLNL). This system will fuse information from a network of sensor suites to provide
real time tracking of the location of vehicles emitting gamma and/or neutron radiation.
This...
The Type-II dilemma zone refers to the segment of roadway approaching an
intersection where drivers have difficulty deciding to stop or proceed through at
the onset of the circular yellow (CY) indication. Signalized intersection safety can
be improved when the dilemma zone is correctly identified and steps are taken to...
A Right-hook (RH) crash is a common type of bicycle-motor vehicle crash that occurs between a right-turning vehicle and through-moving bicycle at an intersection. At signalized intersections, RH crashes can occur at the onset of the green or during the latter portion of the green phase. In spite of the...
Environmental concerns have renewed the interest in electric vehicles. To gain
widespread use, electric vehicles will also have to offer good performance and be
reasonably priced. AC drive systems using modern semiconductors can provide
efficient operation at the required power levels, but their cost at present is still too
high....
The loads on the electrical systems of automobiles are projected
to increase significantly in the near future. This will result in a
requirement for improved efficiency over the present-day car
alternators. An alternative scheme proposed at Oregon State
University employs a Brushless Doubly-Fed Machine (BDFM) as an
alternator.
This thesis...
Energy use and greenhouse gas emissions are on the forefront of planning policy in the world today. In the U.S., the transportation sector accounts for 50 percent of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the most of any single sector. State and local levels of government have been very proactive in the...