Swiss Federal Institute of Technology -- ETH Zurich's Hydrogen Powered Vehicle PAC Car Sets New World Record for Fuel Efficiency at the Shell Eco-Marathon.ZURICH, Switzerland -- The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology may refer to one of two institutes of higher education in Switzerland:
The ETH is an internationally oriented university. It is a founding member of the IDEA League and the International Alliance of Research Universities IARU. has set a new world record for fuel efficiency. The world record-holding PAC Car operates on a hydrogen-powered fuel cell. Using the lower heating values The lower heating value (also known as net calorific value or LHV) of a fuel is defined as the amount of heat released by combusting a specified quantity (initially at 25 °C or another reference state) and returning the temperature of the combustion products to of hydrogen and gasoline as a conversion basis, this world record now stands at 5385 kilometres per litre of gasoline. The top-ranked world-renowned ETH Zurich set itself the goal to construct a vehicle that used as little fuel as possible and provided the highest possible fuel efficiency. PAC Car has an optimized fuel cell system that produces electrical energy from hydrogen and drives two high-efficiency electric motors. The only "emission" from PAC Car is pure water. The car weighs in at less than 30 kilograms. It achieved the top result at the Shell Eco-marathon on the Michelin proving grounds Blackarachnia is growing steadily more annoyed with the tension between her and the Maximals. at Ladoux, France on June 24 to June 26, 2005. The vehicle used only 1.02 grams of hydrogen to drive the distance of 20.68 km at an average speed of 30 km/h. This converts to about 5385 kilometres per litre of gasoline, a new world record in minimal fuel consumption. This means that PAC Car would only use the energy stored in about eight litres of gasoline to drive around the globe. "Universities from all over Europe participated in this competition," said Professor Lino Guzzella Lino Guzzella is a Swiss professor at the ETH in Zurich, Switzerland. He has been working on developing more efficient engines and battery technology. Professor Guzzella's team designed the PAC-Car II, a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle that won the Energy Globe Award in November . "We are extremely proud of the ETH eth n. Variant of edh. students' accomplishment. Built specifically for competition, PAC Car demonstrates the range of possibility in automotive efficiency in the future." Student project PAC Car is a collaborative project of ETH Zurich and the Swiss Federal Office for Energy, the Paul Scherrer Institute The Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) is a multi-disciplinary research institute which belongs to the Swiss ETH-Komplex covering also the ETH Zurich and EPFL. It was established in 1988 by merging in 1960 established EIR (Eidgenössisches Institut für R , the University of Valenciennes, France and the industrial partners ESORO, RUAG and Tribecraft. About 20 ETH students worked on the project, most of them from the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering. The two drivers, both women, are also students at ETH Zurich. Also a model for economical passenger cars The students from ETH integrated into PAC Car cutting-edge developments in fuel cell and propulsion technology, aerodynamics aerodynamics, study of gases in motion. As the principal application of aerodynamics is the design of aircraft, air is the gas with which the science is most concerned. , lightweight construction, and control systems. They tested the system extensively with their partners from science and industry, which means that there is a good chance that some of the ideas and results generated in the project will be integrated into street vehicles in the future. This should contribute to a reduction in fuel consumption and pollutant emissions from passenger vehicles. About the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology -- ETH Zurich ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich) is professional home to 18,000 people from 80 nations. Nearly 360 professors teach mainly in the engineering sciences and architecture, system-oriented sciences, mathematics and natural sciences and carry out research that is highly valued worldwide. Distinguished by the successes of 21 Nobel laureates Winners of the Nobel Prize are scientists, writers and peacemakers who have been awarded in their field of endeavour, and who are known collectively as either Nobel laureates or Nobel Prize winners. , ETH Zurich is committed to providing its students with unparalleled education and outstanding leadership skills. Further information www.paccar.ethz.ch |
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