Study and Test to Confirm Automobile Drivetrain Components to Improve Fuel Economy : Volume 2. The Drivetrain Design Process With an Automatic Transmission

Details

• Alternative Title:
  Interim report
• Creators:
  Hurter, Donald A. ; Gott, Philip G.
• Corporate Creators:
  Arthur D. Little, Inc.
• Corporate Contributors:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, (U.S.) ; United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Automobiles
  • Automatic transmissions
  • Automotive engineering
  • Power train components
  • Manual transmissions
  • Fuel consumption
  • Vehicle design
  • Vehicle drive systems
  • Vehicle power plants
  • Performance evaluations
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-TSC-NHTSA-79-11-2 ; DOT-HS-803 856 ; PB-296 600
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• NTL Classification:
  NTL-ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT-Environment Impacts ; NTL-ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT-ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT ; NTL-HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION-HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION ; NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Vehicle Design
• Abstract:
  This report presents the key thought processes that are used by the drivetrain designer in matching an engine to a given vehicle with specific performance goals in mind. This report provides those uninitiated in this aspect of automotive design valuable insight into the compromises that must be made between acceleration, gradeability and top speed. This report also presents a method by which the performance of any modern torque converter may be approximated with accuracy once only the stall torque ratio and diameter are known. These two parameters can be used to generate torque converter maps that almost duplicate actual maps for torque converters of any modern manufacturer, and greatly facilitate computer simulation.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DOT-TSC-1046
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/11129/dot_11129_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.62 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:4c8f8c0301e6793fbc0ad51712229c6642d92b9d35e375d24c43baa928a0ff42