Development of a Modulating Viscous Fan Drive for Agricultural Tractors

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Pierce, Steven M., author.

Conference Name:

1982 SAE International Off-Highway and Powerplant Congress and Exposition (1982-09-13 : Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1982

Summary:

Attempts to improve fuel efficiency of farm tractors motivated the development and application of viscous fan drives to agricultural tractors. Early drives on tractors performed in an on-off fashion similar to drives widely used in on-highway trucks and passenger cars. Due to the high engine power and slow moving operational modes of farm equipment, a drive which continuously modulated output speed as a function of cooling requirements was desired. A design was generated and applied to agricultural tractors. Resulting vehicle performance improvements include reduced fuel consumption, reduced operational noise, and reduced engine warm-up time

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Publisher Number:

821043

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