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The Economics of Turbine Powerplants for Trucks
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National West Coast Meeting
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English
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This paper appraises the gas turbine as a powerplant for heavy-duty intercity trucks and outlines formidable hurdles yet to be overcome. It concludes that up to 500 hp, the diesel will remain unsurpassed for the next decade.
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Singer, R. and Beck, N., "The Economics of Turbine Powerplants for Trucks," SAE Technical Paper 690548, 1969, https://doi.org/10.4271/690548.Also In
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