Ground Vehicle Power and Mobility (GVPM)

Abstract

PROBLEM: Current high power commercial engines are not compact enough for future manned ground combat platforms. Future ground combat vehicles will require lighter and more efficient engines that occupy less space. Current state of the art engines require significant development to operate on one fuel and meet future vehicle power and mobility needs. RESEARCH CHALLENGES: Diesel combustion research to increase physical burn time; Propulsion system research to increase power density; Engine thermal management research; Research combustion optimization strategy for JP-8 military version of an emission compliant commercial engine.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 15, 2008
Accession Number
ADA505230

Entities

People

  • Michael Blain

Organizations

  • United States Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Auxiliary Power Units
  • Combat Vehicles
  • Combustion
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Electronics
  • Energy
  • Energy Storage
  • Fuel Cells
  • Generators
  • Ground Vehicles
  • Heat Transfer
  • Hybrid Electric Vehicles
  • Mobility
  • Power Electronics
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster