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Transportation
R&D at ORNL
ORNL
has played an important role in transportation research and development
since 1982. Our research addresses issues of national significance
like air quality and dependence on foreign oil with technology
innovations manufacturers can use to provide the kinds of vehicles
that Americans need and want.
More
information about out current research is available in the 2003 Transportation Program
Highlights Report.
ORNL
is a partner in two major research and development initiatives:
- FreedomCAR Partnership, dramatically changing how we power cars and light-duty trucks
- 21st Century Truck Partnership, developing technologies
for heavy-duty trucks and buses with improved fuel efficiency,
reduced emissions, enhanced safety and performance, and lower
operating costs
The
technical research areas supporting these two initiatives include
the following
Two
National User Facilities at ORNL support transportation-related
research and development by researchers from universities, industry,
and other government laboratories:
The High Temperature Materials Laboratory (HTML)
helps solve materials problems that limit the efficiency
and reliability of advanced energy conversion systems.
HTML has extensive capabilities for characterizing the
microstructure, the microchemistry, and the physical and
mechanical properties of materials over a wide range of
temperatures.
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The National
Transportation Research Center (NTRC)
is a window to transportation research programs at ORNL
and the University of Tennessee (UT). NTRC offers one
of the most diverse concentrations of transportation
researchers
in the United States.
The center provides access to ORNL and UT expertise in
fuels,
engines and emissions; power electronics; logistics;
ITS; GIS; policy and data analysis; modeling and simulation;
and composite materials.
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