Air Starters for Transit Buses

Yu, C.; McCurdy, N.; John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)

doi:10.21949/1527040

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Air Starters for Transit Buses

1983-05-01
By Yu, C. ; McCurdy, N.

English

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Creators:

Yu, C. ; McCurdy, N.

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Corporate Creators:

John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
Subject/TRT Terms:

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Buses Cold Starts (Driving) Cold Weather Compressed Air Diesel Engines Electric Batteries Hot Starts (Driving) Hot Weather Reliability Starting (Driving) Vehicle Design
Publication/ Report Number:

DOT-TSC-UMTA-83-21
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21949/1527040
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
Abstract:

This study was conducted to familiarize transit agencies with the potential benefits gained by utilizing air starting systems as an alternative to electrical starting systems. The potential benefits include improved starting reliability under hot and cold weather conditions and cost savings in electrical system maintenance.
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PDF
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Volpe Center
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urn:sha256:944094fe3efe6d6afd764043c11ec2c15b70cab60bfe0c7fba0aa31dddb59a35
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/11453/dot_11453_DS1.pdf
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[PDF-600.78 KB]