Erren, Rudolf
Published: November 13, 2006, 7:52 pm
Updated: November 13, 2006, 7:52 pm
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Rudolf Erren, a German engineer who in the 1920s and 30s advanced the use of hydrogen as a transportation fuel in cars, trucks, buses, and submarines. Erren developed a new fuel injection system that allowed the hydrogen to be fed directly into the cylinder, thereby eliminating the carburetor, which was poorly suited to inject a gaseous fuel. The remaining engine components were unchanged, minimizing conversion costs, and the vehicles were able to operate on either hydrogen or other hydrocarbon fuels while in operation with the flip of a switch from inside the vehicle. It has been estimated that Erren and his colleagues converted thousands of vehicles in Europe and the U.S.
Further Reading
Hydrogen Basics (U. S. Department of Energy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
Hydrogen, Fuel Cells and Infrastructure Technologies Program (U. S. Department of Energy, Office of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency)
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Cutler J. Cleveland (Lead Author);Tom Lawrence (Topic Editor) "Erren, Rudolf". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth November 13, 2006; Last revised Date November 13, 2006; Retrieved May 22, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Erren,_Rudolf>
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Cutler J. Cleveland is Professor of Earth and Environment at Boston University, where he also is on the faculty of the Center for Energy and Environmental Studies. Professor Cleveland is Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Energy (Elsevier, 2004), winner of an American Library Association award, the Dictionary of Energy (Elsevier, 2005), Handbook of Energy (Elsevier, forthcoming), and is the Founding Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Earth. He is the recipient of the Adelma ... (Full Bio)
Rudolf Erren, a German engineer who in the 1920s and 30s advanced the use of hydrogen as a transportation fuel in cars, trucks, buses, and submarines. Erren developed a new fuel injection system that allowed the hydrogen to be fed directly into the cylinder, thereby eliminating the carburetor, which was poorly suited to inject a gaseous fuel. The remaining engine components were unchanged, minimizing conversion costs, and the vehicles were able to operate on either hydrogen or other hydrocarbon fuels while in operation with the flip of a switch from inside the vehicle. It has been estimated that Erren and his colleagues converted thousands of vehicles in Europe and the U.S.
Further Reading
Hydrogen Basics (U. S. Department of Energy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
Hydrogen, Fuel Cells and Infrastructure Technologies Program (U. S. Department of Energy, Office of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency)
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