NTL Record

Title A Computer Program (POWREQ) for Power Requirements of Mass Transit Vehicles
Record ID 49457
Personal Name
Creator		 Spenny, C. H.; Clarke, J. M.
Personal Name
Contributor		 Zuckerberg, Harry; Flanders, Rorger
Source 68p. in various pagings
Corporate Creator John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); United States. Department of Transportation. Research and Special Programs Administration. Transportation Systems Center
Corporate
Contributor		 United States. Department of Transportation. Urban Mass Transportation Administration. Office of Technology Development and Deployment
Publisher United States. Department of Transportation. Urban Mass Transportation Administration; United States. Department of Transportation. Research and Special Programs Administration. John A. Volpe National Transportation System Center
Publication Date 19770801
Language English
Abstract The Computer Program (POWREQ) described herein has been developed as a tool to be used in systematic analyses requiring the estimation of energy requirements of mass transit vehicles as a function of driving schedules and vehicle size, shape and gross weight. POWREQ can be employed for systematic analyses of road/rail vehicles.
Rosap ID dot:10902
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10902
TRT Terms Buses; Computer programs; Constants; Drag; Equations of motion; Intermodal terminals; Power; Public passenger vehicles; Public transit; Rolling friction; Shape; Simulation; Size; Time; Travel time; Velocity; Weight; Motor vehicles; Energy; User interfaces
General Subjects Power requirements; Vehicle Energy Requirements; Propulsion sizing
Classification NTL - ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT - ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT;
NTL - ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT - Transit Energy and Environment;
NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Bus Transportation;
NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Transit Energy and Environment
Geographical
Coverage		 United States
TRIS Online
Accession No		 00304691
Report Number DOT-TSC-UMTA-76-2; UMTA-MA-06-0044-77-2
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/49000/49400/49457/DOT-TSC-UMTA-76-02.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository