DocumentCode
3144675
Title
Hydrocarbon fueled UUV power systems
Author
Kiely, D.H. ; Moore, J.T.
Author_Institution
Appl. Res. Lab., Pennsylvania State Univ., State College, PA, USA
fYear
2002
fDate
2002
Firstpage
121
Lastpage
128
Abstract
Two hydrocarbon fueled internal combustion unmanned undersea vehicles (UUV) power sources incorporating a high-speed turbo-alternator are described, and their performance variation with operating depth and total energy is discussed. Turbine performance data is also discussed. These systems require only the refilling of tanks without disassembly between runs. They have overall system specific energies 3 to 4 times that of silver-zinc batteries.
Keywords
alternators; diesel-electric generators; fuel; internal combustion engines; remotely operated vehicles; underwater vehicles; high-speed turbo-alternator; hydrocarbon fuel; internal combustion power sources; operating depth; performance variation; specific energies; total energy; turbine performance data; unmanned undersea vehicles; Batteries; Combustion; Energy conversion; Fuels; Hydrocarbons; Jet engines; Laboratories; Power systems; Turbines; Wheels;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Autonomous Underwater Vehicles, 2002. Proceedings of the 2002 Workshop on
ISSN
1522-3167
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7572-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/AUV.2002.1177214
Filename
1177214
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