Host: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
Name : [in Japanese]
Date : July 10, 2017 - July 12, 2017
This paper describes about “Ultra Lightweight Vehicle (ULV) ” which is able to drive with smallest body size and the least energy. From recent automobiles social conditions, there is a high demand for a small size and environmental-friendly mobility. Then we examined equipping the air engine as a part of the development of ULV. The result of performance test of the compressed air engine, the maximum output was 341 W, the high output area was around 800 rpm. According to the results above, we developed ULV-Air (ULV-A) with the compressed air engine. The results of the running test, the maximum speed was 23.9km/h, and the distance was about 4km. Through the evaluation of the comprehensive energy utilization by exergy, we investigated for the performance improvement of air engine and ULV-A. ULV-A is expected to be used at the theme park in Nagano prefecture as one of the demonstration test, with production of air by woody-biomass generation system.
