Transportation R&D at Argonne National Laboratory TRB State Representatives Meeting Washington, DC May 24, 2005 David P. Weber, PhD Research Program Director Argonne National Laboratory A Laboratory Operated by The University of Chicago
Argonne s Transportation Research Attracts Attention Secretaries Federico Peña powers up the EMD locomotive engine at ANL Bill Richardson celebrates 25 years of ANL transportation research Spence Abraham admires ANL s fuel cell reformer Sam Bodman learns about ANL s engine research 2
Argonne s Transportation Research While Focused on DOE Also Addresses DOT Needs A DOE Energy Resources goal is to: - increase the efficiency of energy use - while limiting environmental impacts. DOT s RD&T Plan calls for: - research into advanced technologies - promoting innovation - statistical and analytical research - pipeline and hazmat transportation safety - removing barriers to hydrogen vehicles DOT can build on Argonne research - propulsion systems engines and fuels - hydrogen and fuel cells - high performance computing - advanced materials - emergency planning and hazmat expertise 3
Argonne s Transportation Program Involves Ten Divisions Across the Lab 4
Argonne Is DOE s Principal Lab to Evaluate Hybrid Vehicle ANL s HEV Systems Activities - Modeling (PSAT) - Prototyping (PSAT-PRO) - Vehicle and component testing PSAT modeling simulates: - >100 drivetrain configurations - Fuel consumption and exhaust emissions for 15 different cycles - Performance - Powertrain transient phases Widely used by industry / academia Hybrid testing experience - >100 HEV configurations in DOE competitions - Extensive Toyota Prius and Honda Insight and Accord tests - Developed HEV procedures and instrumentation ANL s Advanced Powertrain Research Facility 5
High Performance Computing for Transportation Applications Thermal Management * Crashworthiness * Combustion * Occupant Safety Assessment and Crash Biomechanics * Injector Spray Dynamics * Aerodynamics * Intelligent Transportation Systems Road Weather Research * Traffic Modeling * Transportation Data Archive * * Additional Information/slides hyperlinked 6
High Performance Computing Applications Crashworthiness Crash testing extremely expensive Complexity, diverse fleet (automobiles/trucks), next generation vehicles (hybrid, electric, fuel cell) High fidelity simulations = economical alternatives for evaluating and optimizing design of roadside hardware; sensitive to vehicle characteristics bumper and hood geometry, and roadside geometry Higher levels of safety and injury reduction require high fidelity finite element modeling of more complex crash scenarios 7
Argonne Has Hydrogen Research Activities on Many Aspects Related to Transportation H 2 Production - water-splitting, thermochemical cycles, high-temperature electrolysis, reforming of biomass liquids and fossil fuels H 2 Distribution - compressor development, delivery options assessment H 2 Storage - metal hydrides, chemical hydrides, carbon-based materials H 2 Utilization - hydrogen-fueled IC engines, fuel cells H 2 Analyses - agent-based modeling of hydrogen economy 8
Regional Interactions Goal: Take A Co-ordinated Multi-State Approach to Deploy Advance that Benefits Entire Region ANL has built strong relationships with state DOTs Founding member of GCM corridor coalition and ITS Midwest Pro-active in GCM outreach and strategic planning Hosted 2 transportation security workshops in 2003-2004 with FHWA, FMCSA, IDOT, INDOT, WISDOT, and ITS Midwest Facilitated interactions between GCM and I-95 corridor coalitions Proposal with SNL to work with GCM and I-95 corridors on rad waste transportation risk Developing proposal with LANL to model the GCM corridor with TRANSIMS Gary-Chicago-Milwaukee (GCM) Transportation Corridor Several joint initiatives in GCM 10 year strategic plan 9
GCM & I-95 Corridor Planning Summit Argonne is helping establish a model of cooperation for improved security and innovation Leverage Summit held April 2005 to discuss potential collaborations Conducted on the Access GRID from 6 state locations developed by ANL & used world wide at 1500 sites Argonne Access GRID participants at I-95/GCM Summit 10
Check Our Web Site to See How Argonne Research Can Help Meet the Needs of DOT www.transportation.anl.gov is one of Argonne s most popular web sites with more than 700,000 pages viewed in 2004 web site newsletters 11