The U.S. Army, Diesel Engines, and Heavy-Duty Emission Standards

Abstract

Briefing discusses the challanges faced in designing propulsion systems for army ground vehicles. Especially problematic is the cooling point for heavy equipment operating in desert conditions and emission standards for heavy duty vehicles.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 16, 2007
Accession Number
ADA474553

Entities

People

  • Dr.pete Schihl

Organizations

  • Tank-automotive and Armaments Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Armored Personnel Carriers
  • Combat Vehicles
  • Combustion
  • Compression Ratio
  • Diesel Engines
  • Emission
  • Emission Control
  • Engines
  • Exhaust Gases
  • Ground Vehicles
  • Heavy Duty
  • High Pressure
  • High Temperature
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Standards
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Petroleum Engineering