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Does Higher Fuel Efficiency Increase Corrosion?

Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials, 1958
In broad terms the object of every engineer operating oil burning plant has always been to obtain the maximum amount of effective B.Th.U.s for every pound of oil burned. Recently, however, it has been established that as the thermal efficiency of modern high pressure, high temperature oil burning plant has increased there has been a similar increase in
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Energy Storage Analysis to Increase Large Ship Fuel Efficiency

ASME 2009 3rd International Conference on Energy Sustainability, Volume 1, 2009
The marine transportation industry is a significant contributor to global emissions of CO2 and other pollutants. Although marine emission standards have become increasingly stringent, increasing fuel efficiency remains the primary objective in terms of further reducing emissions and overall marine energy use.
Benjamin H. Gully, Michael E. Webber, Carolyn C. Seepersad, Richard C. Thompson   +3 more
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Increasing furnace efficiencies by improving fuel combustion

Chemistry and Technology of Fuels and Oils, 1982
The adjustment of process furnace operating conditions is carried out in three stages: the mechanical condition of the furnace is checked, deficiencies as noted are eliminated, and final operating indices of the furnaces are determined. This paper gives a description of shakedown and adjustment operations on process furnaces in an ELOU-AVT unit ...
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Increased fuel efficiency in ship LVDC power distribution systems

2012 IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference, 2012
The benefit of having an energy storage onboard an Offshore Supply Vessel (OSV) is investigated in terms of fuel saving. Seven different operational modes with different loading profiles have been introduced for the vessel. The ship uses an LVDC distribution system to share power among sources, and distribute power among different loads.
Ole Christian Nebb, Bijan Zahedi, John Olav Lindtjorn, Lars Norum   +3 more
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Increasing the fuel utilization efficiency of RBMK-1000 reactors

Atomic Energy, 2007
The basic results of the measures taken to increase the fuel utilization efficiency of RBMK reactors and the promising directions for developing them are examined. The results of a staged increase of fuel enrichment and the introduction of a consumable absorber (erbium) into the fuel are presented.
V. G. Aden, A. A. Petrov, A. I. Kupalov-Yaropolk, E. K. Kovalenko, D. V. Severinov, V. M. Panin, A. M. Fedosov, A. V. Krayushkin, E. V. Burlakov   +8 more
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When adding a fuel efficient car increases an automaker's CAFE penalty

Managerial and Decision Economics, 2004
AbstractWe derive the conditions that cause an automaker's Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) fine to increase when it sells an additional, fuel efficient car. Raising the CAFE standards would broaden the range of fuel economies that produce this effect. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Steven Tenn, John M. Yun
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Enhancing airlift fuel efficiency through increased utilization of cargo capacity

The Journal of Defense Modeling and Simulation: Applications, Methodology, Technology, 2013
This paper addresses the constraints preventing full utilization of an aircraft’s cargo compartment. The fact that many sorties are flown with less than the maximum allowable weight or volume results in more airlift sorties being required to move the same amount of cargo.
Adam D. Reiman, Bryan D. Main, Bradley E. Anderson   +2 more
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Altering Flight Schedules for Increased Fuel Efficiency

2015
Abstract : Air Mobility Command (AMC) has made considerable improvements to reduce fuel consumption over the years, but failed to account for temperature effects in their efficiency equations. The purpose of this research was to analyze the effects of temperature on fuel consumption during different times of the day and months of the year.
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Innovative Bipolar Plates Design for Increasing Fuel Cell Efficiency

2011
Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFC’s) are a promising technology in the field of clean energy. Bipolar plates are the main components of the PEMFC as they contribute to about 80% of their weight and affect their performance significantly. This study shows the effect of varying the cross sectional area of the flow channel in the bipolar plates ...
N. Kenan, M. Albakri, M. Khraisheh
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Increased Automobile Fuel Efficiency and Synthetic Fuels: Alternatives for Reducing Oil Imports

1982
This report assesses and compares increased automobile fuel efficiency and synthetic fuels production with respect to their potential to reduce conventional oil consumption, and their costs and impacts. Conservation and fuel switching as a means of reducing stationary oil uses are also considered, but in considerably less detail, in order to enable ...
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