Several Esoteric Considerations in the Design of a Gasoline Powered Super Mileage Vehicle 830250
The need for increased fuel efficiency in conventional automobiles has motivated the design of lightweight, single passenger, super mileage vehicles. Typical low budget super mileage vehicles are capable of attaining 1000 to 1500 miles per gallon of gasoline. The present work discusses unique features of a high mileage vehicle designed and constructed by a research coterie at Michigan State University. More significant contributions of the coterie include an electronic engine and vehicle control system, a vehicle operation optimization analysis, and a computerized method of designing cam lobes based on flow mach numbers. These subjects are considered along with several customary design problems.
Citation: Rabbitt, R., Nametz, J., and Wright, R., "Several Esoteric Considerations in the Design of a Gasoline Powered Super Mileage Vehicle," SAE Technical Paper 830250, 1983, https://doi.org/10.4271/830250. Download Citation
Author(s):
Richard D. Rabbitt, John E. Nametz, Richard N. Wright
Affiliated:
Michigan State University
Pages: 11
Event:
SAE International Congress and Exposition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Related Topics:
Fuel economy
Energy conservation
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