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5 MULTIYEAR PROGRAM PLAN
The goal of the DOE/OHVT Program on Thermal Management for Heavy Vehicles is to
contribute to the development and application of advanced thermal management systems for
heavy-duty-diesel on-highway trucks, in order to improve engine performance and fuel economy
and to reduce emissions. The program includes the development and validation of analytical
tools and prediction methods, and the evaluation, development, and demonstration of advanced
concepts and designs. A listing of recommended research areas/projects appropriate for
government support was developed, based on workshop presentations and breakout session
discussion, and presented in Section 3.2 of this report. This listing, coupled with information
obtained from literature surveys and selected site visits to truck and engine manufacturers and
equipment suppliers [4,5], provide the basis for the development of a DOE/OHVT multiyear
program plan as defined by the six task areas described below. An estimate of DOE/OHVT
resources required to carry out the tasks over the next 5 years is given in Table 1 of the Executive
Summary. In developing the estimate, it was assumed that the research will be cost-shared with
industry. While it is recommended that DOE fund demonstration of advanced concepts and
designs, the implementation of such concepts and designs would be left to industry.
heavy-duty-diesel on-highway trucks, in order to improve engine performance and fuel economy
and to reduce emissions. The program includes the development and validation of analytical
tools and prediction methods, and the evaluation, development, and demonstration of advanced
concepts and designs. A listing of recommended research areas/projects appropriate for
government support was developed, based on workshop presentations and breakout session
discussion, and presented in Section 3.2 of this report. This listing, coupled with information
obtained from literature surveys and selected site visits to truck and engine manufacturers and
equipment suppliers [4,5], provide the basis for the development of a DOE/OHVT multiyear
program plan as defined by the six task areas described below. An estimate of DOE/OHVT
resources required to carry out the tasks over the next 5 years is given in Table 1 of the Executive
Summary. In developing the estimate, it was assumed that the research will be cost-shared with
industry. While it is recommended that DOE fund demonstration of advanced concepts and
designs, the implementation of such concepts and designs would be left to industry.
5.1 TASK DESCRIPTIONS
Industry support of any new research and development project is very important in order
to ensure the acceptance and ultimately the implementation of the final product of the research.
As a consequence, it is imperative that the task projects be developed and, as appropriate, carried
out in cooperation with (and with support from) industry. In particular, the various projects
should be carried out as Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs), which
could involve the national laboratories and universities, with several industrial partners and with
industry cost-sharing.
As a consequence, it is imperative that the task projects be developed and, as appropriate, carried
out in cooperation with (and with support from) industry. In particular, the various projects
should be carried out as Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs), which
could involve the national laboratories and universities, with several industrial partners and with
industry cost-sharing.
Thermal management is a new program area for DOE/OHVT. As a consequence, in the
first years of the program there will be a need for white papers prepared with industry input
and/or review and evaluating needs in selected topical areas and identifying research
requirements and technical approaches.
and/or review and evaluating needs in selected topical areas and identifying research
requirements and technical approaches.
Task 1: Program Management/Coordination and Benefits/Cost Analyses. The
objectives of the task are to (a)
provide overall program management and
coordination/interaction among industrial partners, national laboratories, and universities, and
(b) identify, evaluate, and quantify energy savings and emissions reduction opportunities enabled
by improved truck thermal management systems.
(b) identify, evaluate, and quantify energy savings and emissions reduction opportunities enabled
by improved truck thermal management systems.
A working group will be formed to review and comment on the research and
development tasks being conducted under the DOE/OHVT heavy-duty truck thermal
management program. The working group will comprise representatives of engine
management program. The working group will comprise representatives of engine