Heavy Vehicle Propulsion Materials Program: Progress and Highlights

Abstract

The Heavy Vehicle Propulsion Materials Program was begun in 1997 to support the enabling materials needs of the DOE Office of Heavy Vehicle Technologies (OHVT). The technical agenda for the program grew out of the technology roadmap for the OHVT and includes efforts in materials for: fuel systems, exhaust aftertreatment, valve train, air handling, structural components, electrochemical propulsion, natural gas storage, and thermal management. A five-year program plan was written in early 2000, following a stakeholders workshop. The technical issues and planned and ongoing projects are discussed. Brief summaries of several technical highlights are given.

Heavy Vehicle Propulsion Materials: Recent Progress and Future Plans

“…2 Materials R&D needs were further addressed in a workshop held in Knoxville, Tennessee, in August 1999 and summarized in recent publications. [3][4] Comments were solicited from the stakeholders and partners in this program on goals and technical plans for the period FY 2000 -2004. Approximately 40 people participated in the workshop, representing DOE, DOD/TACOM, the diesel engine manufacturers, materials suppliers, universities, and national laboratories.…”