Charmaine and Carol's STS Report

THE NATIONAL INNOVATION SYSTEM OF TAIWAN (by Chi-Ming Hou and San Gee )

Summaries of Article Readings in STS Class (Carol and Charmaine)

ADVANCES IN TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY*
by Richard P. Brennan

• In this Article, Brennan talks about how transportation technology developed over time.
• He talked about thr fundamental scientific laws govern the ability of an automobile engine to convert the energy in the fuel to a form that is able to propel the car down the road - First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics.
• Also, the Four-Stroke Otto Cycle Engine Operation was has been discussed.
• The same four strokes - intake, compression, power, and exhaust - can also be carried out by the pistons in the diesel engine.
• A third type of engine, Wankel engine, has also been compared to the otto engines.