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Section 1 |
Summary |
1 |
|
Section 2 |
Introduction |
5 |
| 2.1 |
Program Background |
5 |
| 2.2 |
Accomplishments |
5 |
| 2.3 |
Purpose of this
document |
6 |
| 2.4 |
Contents |
6 |
|
Section 3 |
Suggested Program Objectives, Requirements,
and Priorities Discussion |
8 |
| 3.1 |
Objectives |
8 |
| 3.2 |
Requirements |
8 |
| 3.3 |
Priority
Considerations |
9 |
|
Section 4 |
A suggested multi-year research, development,
and operational demonstration program plan |
10 |
| 4.1 |
General Comments and Observations |
10 |
| |
4.1.1 |
Scope of Objectives Suggested |
10 |
| 4.1.2 |
Anticipated Management Problems |
10 |
| 4.1.3 |
Planned Information Dissemination |
11 |
| 4.1.4 |
Additional Program Components Suggested |
12 |
| 4.2 |
Supporting Tasks
Component |
13 |
| 4.3 |
Planned Information
Dissemination Components |
13 |
| 4.4 |
The Multi-Year
Research, Development, and Operational Demonstration Program Project |
14 |
| |
4.4.1 |
Basic Logic of Activity Areas |
14 |
| 4.4.2 |
Basic Logic of R&D in Stationary Engines |
17 |
| 4.4.3 |
Basic Logic of Operational Demonstration |
17 |
| 4.4.4 |
Work Areas |
19 |
| 4.5 |
The Program Plan
Proposed |
19 |
| |
4.5.1 |
A Concept for Review and Reviser |
19 |
| 4.5.2 |
RD&D Acitivity Areas |
19 |
| 4.5.3 |
An Alternative Fuels Research Motive Power
Unit Concept |
22 |
| 4.5.4 |
PERT/CPM Chart |
23 |
|
Section 5 |
Program Benefits |
26 |
|
Section 6 |
Management Approach |
27 |
|
Section 7 |
Budgetary Estimates |
29 |
| 7.1 |
Basic Project Budget |
29 |
| 7.2 |
Cash Flow
Requirements |
29 |
|
Section 8 |
Recommendations |
32 |
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|
LIST OF FIGURES |
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Figure 1 |
Electro-Motive Division 2-Cylinder, 567 Cubic
Inches/Cylinder, Normally Aspirated Research Test Engine at Southwest
Research Institute in San Antonio, Texas |
2 |
|
Figure 2 |
The Rail Motive Power Laboratory at Southwest
Research Institute Consisting of a 12-Cylinder Turbocharged General
Electric 7FDL Medium-Speed Diesel Engine and an Electro-Motive Division
of General Motors 12-Cylinder Turbocharged 645 E3B Medium-Speed Diesel
Engine |
3 |
|
Figure 3 |
Control Room of the AAR/Southwest Research
Institute Rail Motive Power Laboratory |
4 |
|
Figure 4 |
Examples of Classes of Alternative Fuels and
Some Examples of Such Fuels |
15 |
|
Figure 5 |
Presently Proposed Areas of Investigation
Comprising the Alternative Fuels for Medium-Speed Diesel Engines (AFFMSDE)
Project Activities |
16 |
|
Figure 6 |
Progressive Levels of Testing of Alternative
Fuel Systems in 2-Cylinder Stationary, Multi-Cylinder Stationary and
Rail Operating Environments |
18 |
|
Figure 7 |
Proposed Multi-Year Program Planning Concept
for AFFMSDE Program |
20 |
|
Figure 8 |
Modified SD45-2 Alternative Fuels Research
Motive Power Unit |
24 |
|
Figure 9 |
PERT/CPM Chart |
25 |
|
Figure 10 |
AFFMSDE Management Structure Suggested by
Recent and Proposed SWRI and AAR Initiatives |
28 |
|
Figure 11 |
Basic Budgetary Estimates of the Multi-Year
AFFMSDE Program |
30 |
|
Figure 12 |
Cash Flow Requirements Estimates of the
Multi-Year AFFMSDE Program |
31 |
