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Title: Heavy vehicle propulsion system materials program semiannual progress report for April 1999 through September 1999

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/754367· OSTI ID:754367

The purpose of the Heavy Vehicle Propulsion System Materials Program is the development of materials: ceramics, intermetallics, metal alloys, and metal and ceramic coatings, to support the dieselization of class 1-3 trucks to realize a 35% fuel-economy improvement over current gasoline-fueled trucks and to support commercialization of fuel-flexible LE-55 low-emissions, high-efficiency diesel engines for class 7-8 trucks.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE) (US)
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725
OSTI ID:
754367
Report Number(s):
ORNL/TM-2000/16; TRN: AH200016%%245
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 1 Jan 2000
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English