Development of a Rotary Engine Powered APU for a Medium Duty Hybrid Shuttle Bus.

Abstract

Under contract to the TARDEC Petroleum and Water Business Area, sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, SwRI has procured and installed a rotary Auxiliary Power Unit on a medium-duty series hybrid electric bus. This report covers the specification and distillation of the APU and the lessons learned from those efforts.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA349877

Entities

People

  • Scott T. Mcbroom

Organizations

  • Southwest Research Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Force
  • Analog Signals
  • Auxiliary Power Units
  • Commerce
  • Control Systems
  • Data Acquisition
  • Energy Systems
  • Engines
  • Gas Turbines
  • Generators
  • Lessons Learned
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials Processing
  • Medium Duty
  • Standards
  • Turbines

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