Waste heat recovery in automobile engines : potential solutions and benefits
Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2005.
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Other Authors: | |
| Format: | Thesis |
| Language: | eng |
| Published: |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2006
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/32832 |
| _version_ | 1826201106483511296 |
|---|---|
| author | Ruiz, Joaquin G., 1981- |
| author2 | Steven B. Leeb. |
| author_facet | Steven B. Leeb. Ruiz, Joaquin G., 1981- |
| author_sort | Ruiz, Joaquin G., 1981- |
| collection | MIT |
| description | Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2005. |
| first_indexed | 2024-09-23T11:46:19Z |
| format | Thesis |
| id | mit-1721.1/32832 |
| institution | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| language | eng |
| last_indexed | 2024-09-23T11:46:19Z |
| publishDate | 2006 |
| publisher | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| record_format | dspace |
| spelling | mit-1721.1/328322019-04-12T09:56:36Z Waste heat recovery in automobile engines : potential solutions and benefits Ruiz, Joaquin G., 1981- Steven B. Leeb. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Mechanical Engineering. Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2005. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 32-33). Less than 30% of the energy in a gallon of gasoline reaches the wheels of a typical car; most of the remaining energy is lost as heat. Since most of the energy consumed by an internal combustion engine is wasted, capturing much of that wasted energy can provide a large increase in energy efficiency. For example, a typical engine producing 100 kilowatts of driveshaft power expels 68 kilowatts of heat energy through the radiator and 136 kilowatts through the exhaust. The possibilities of where and how to capture this lost energy are examined in this paper. The solution of recovering heat energy from the exhaust through the catalytic converter with a Stirling engine was examined due to its practicality. A novel approach for combining a Stirling engine and a catalytic converter that would be effective was designed. The power output and efficiency of the Stirling Engine were analyzed and it was found that the average overall car efficiency could be raised 7% with the new design. by Joaquin G. Ruiz. S.B. 2006-05-15T20:33:20Z 2006-05-15T20:33:20Z 2005 2005 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/32832 60689109 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 36 leaves 1927551 bytes 1926899 bytes application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Mechanical Engineering. Ruiz, Joaquin G., 1981- Waste heat recovery in automobile engines : potential solutions and benefits |
| title | Waste heat recovery in automobile engines : potential solutions and benefits |
| title_full | Waste heat recovery in automobile engines : potential solutions and benefits |
| title_fullStr | Waste heat recovery in automobile engines : potential solutions and benefits |
| title_full_unstemmed | Waste heat recovery in automobile engines : potential solutions and benefits |
| title_short | Waste heat recovery in automobile engines : potential solutions and benefits |
| title_sort | waste heat recovery in automobile engines potential solutions and benefits |
| topic | Mechanical Engineering. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/32832 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT ruizjoaquing1981 wasteheatrecoveryinautomobileenginespotentialsolutionsandbenefits |