Review of the U.S. Department of Energy's Heavy Vehicle Technologies Program (2000)
Chapter: Appendix D: Funding for Materials Research and Development Projects
Appendix D
Funding for Materials Research and Development Projects
Table D-1 and Table D-2 show funding for research on propulsion system materials and high-strength, weight-reduction materials.
TABLE D-1 Funding for Projects on Propulsion System Materials (thousands of dollars)
|
Description |
Laboratory/Institution |
FY00 Funding |
|
Propulsion system materials |
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Program taxes |
524 |
|
|
Thick thermal-barrier coatings |
Caterpillar |
200 |
|
Insulated cylinder head |
Caterpillar |
200 |
|
Exhaust after-treatment |
Caterpillar |
0 |
|
Lightweight valve train materials |
Caterpillar |
0 |
|
Materials for low-emissions high-efficiency engine |
Cummins |
233 |
|
Fuel-injector materials |
Cummins |
400 |
|
Smart materials for fuel-injector actuators |
Detroit Diesel |
300 |
|
Management/standards development |
ORNL |
765 |
|
Continuous sintering of diesel engine components |
SIUC |
150 |
|
Mechanical characterization |
NC A&T |
272 |
|
Nondestructive evaluation of diesel components |
ANL |
210 |
|
IEA – standard reference powders |
NIST |
200 |
|
Testing standards |
NIST |
105 |
|
NOx sensor (CRADA) |
Ford/ORNL |
100 |
|
Smart materials |
ORNL |
400 |
|
Intermetallic cermets |
ORNL |
100 |
|
High-toughness materials |
ORNL |
350 |
|
Particulate traps |
ORNL |
100 |
|
Durable diesel-engine materials |
ORNL |
200 |
|
Diesel exhaust-catalyst characterization |
ORNL |
200 |
|
Life prediction |
ORNL |
200 |
|
IEA annex on international standards |
ORNL |
200 |
|
Machining CRADAs |
Cummins/Caterpillar |
225 |
|
Advanced machining concepts |
NC State |
75 |
|
Development of low-cost cast engine materials |
ORNL/Cat |
75 |
|
TBD |
95 |
|
|
Total (propulsion systems materials) |
5,879 |
|
|
High-Temperature Materials Laboratory (HTML) |
ORNL |
8,020 |
|
Taxes |
240 |
|
|
Total (HTML) |
8,260 |
|
|
Note: The budget represented in this table constitutes one of budget line in the OHVT program budget (see Table 1-5). The distribution of funding does not represent the distribution for the OHVT program as a whole. Acronyms: IEA = International Energy Agency; TBD = to be determined. Source: OHVT |
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TABLE D-2 Funding for Projects on High-Strength, Weight-Reduction Materials (thousands of dollars)
|
Description |
Laboratory/Institution |
FY00 Funding |
|
Program taxes |
415 |
|
|
Technical program management |
ORNL |
180 |
|
Ultralarge caster |
Alcoa |
1,300 |
|
Lightweight diesel |
Cummins |
100 |
|
Laser-hardening of rails |
ANL |
100 |
|
Toxic air contaminants support |
Thompson |
155 |
|
Lightweight materials for gaseous storage |
ORNL |
200 |
|
Bus frame – autokinetics |
AutoKin |
187 |
|
Heater/cooler |
ORNL |
58 |
|
Lightweight frame design |
PNNL |
800 |
|
Freightliner/ megalarge caster |
PNNL |
350 |
|
PACCAR/thin-wall steel castings |
PNNL |
325 |
|
Equal-channel angular extrusion |
LANL |
125 |
|
Equal-channel angular extrusion |
INEEL |
250 |
|
Equal-channel angular extrusion |
PNNL |
150 |
|
Carbon-foam materials |
ORNL |
75 |
|
Brake materials |
ORNL |
200 |
|
Joining |
ANL |
75 |
|
Friction and wear |
ORNL |
100 |
|
Outreach |
ANL |
100 |
|
Equal channel angular extrusion – Mg alloys |
ORNL |
70 |
|
TBD |
467 |
|
|
Total |
5,782 |
|
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Note: The budget represented in this table constitutes one budget line in the OHVT program budget (see Table 1-5). The distribution of funding does not represent the distribution for the OHVT program as a whole. Acronyms: TBD = to be determined. Source: OHVT. |
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