Until 1998, Dr. Miller was a
research professor at research universities, including
the University of Illinois. Prof. Miller published
numerous papers in refereed journals such as the
Journal of the American Chemical Society. From 1994
to 1998, he was founding Director of the Joint Center
for Fuel-Cell Vehicles at Colorado School of Mines.
His first company, the research-focused nonprofit
Fuelcell Propulsion Institute, has been in operation
since 1996. Vehicle Projects Inc, founded in 1998,
develops large prototype fuelcell vehicles such as the
130-tonne locomotive that is presently the largest
fuelcell land vehicle. In 2010, he formed Supersonic Institute, which engages in education and research on supersonic transport and hydrogen. Dr. Miller
holds a PhD degree in chemistry and MS degree in
applied mathematics, both from the University of
Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
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On the left: Dr. Arnold Miller in 2010
Fuelcell Propulsion Institute, Vehicle Projects Inc, and Supersonic Tubevehicle LLC, which focus on various aspects of the development of large industrial or transport fuelcell vehicles, have been founded by Arnold R. Miller, PhD. Using sophisticated mathematical, scientific, and engineering methods, the companies collectively undertake fuelcell-vehicle R&D that ranges from the theory of the Mach-2.8 supersonic tube vehicle to development of a 130-tonne prototype fuelcell locomotive, the largest fuelcell land vehicle at this time.
To resolve worldwide issues of global climate change, energy efficiency, and energy security, the nonprofit Fuelcell Propulsion Institute undertakes research on hydrogen fuelcell-powered heavy industrial and transport vehicles. Using mathematical analysis and laboratory or field research, the Institute’s research interests include hydrogen production without greenhouse gases, vehicular hydrogen storage, and new-vehicle concepts and feasibility.
Vehicle Projects Inc serves heavy industry and transport by developing turnkey prototype fuelcell vehicles that address societal problems such as environmental quality, time and energy efficiency, and energy security. Its activities include project conception, fundraising, project management, vehicle engineering design, fabrication, and testing.Click here to download a PDF version of the locomotive images
To achieve energy-efficient supersonic transport, Supersonic Tubevehicle LLC develops prototype vehicles operating in a hydrogen-filled tube while levitating on a fluid film or magnetic field. It will develop a series of prototypes culminating in a passenger-carrying vehicle.
Because of high energy consumption and noise of supersonic flight, the speed of conventional air transport is limited by the speed of sound in air. The central concept of a new idea in high-speed transport is that operation of a vehicle in a hydrogen atmosphere would both increase sonic speed and dramatically decrease drag relative to air because of the low density of hydrogen. The supersonic tube vehicle, a cross between a train and an airplane, runs on a guideway within a hydrogen-filled tube or pipeline, is propelled by contra-rotating propfans, and levitates on hydrogen aerostatic gas bearings. Vehicle power is provided by onboard hydrogen-oxygen fuel cells. Hydrogen fuel is breathed from the tube.
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