Evaluation of the alternatives for contingency fuels in the commercial marine-transportation industry

Technical Report · Thu Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1977

OSTI ID:6466394

The objectives of the study are to: identify those alternative energy sources or fuels that have the potential of being used in existing marine diesel engines or boilers in the event of a curtailment of petroleum based fuels; quantify the potential change that would result from the use of contingency fuels on the fuel consumption pattern in the marine industry; identify further research or development that would be required in order to insure the availability of the contingency fuels for marine propulsion applications when and if required; estimate the cost and schedule implications of the research and development requirements identified; and evaluate the technological risk associated with each alternate energy source. The approach to the study results and recommendations are presented. The 10 contingency fuels identified and discussed in the appendices are: synthetic liquid fuels; oil/methanol mixtures; methanol; oil/CHC mixtures; oil/pulverized coke mixtures; methacoal; oil/pulverized coal mixtures; oil/waste lube oil mixtures; oil/water mixtures; and oil/slop oil mixtures.

• Research Organization: Booz, Allen and Hamilton, Inc., Bethesda, MD (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76CS51175
• OSTI ID: 6466394
• Report Number(s): DOE/CS/51175-T16; ON: DE81025955
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
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ALCOHOLS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
COAL
COMMERCIAL SECTOR
DIESEL ENGINES
DISPERSIONS
ENERGY SOURCES
ENGINES
EVALUATION
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL OILS
FUEL SLURRIES
FUEL SUBSTITUTION
FUELS
HEAT ENGINES
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
LIQUID FUELS
MARITIME TRANSPORT
MATERIALS
METHANOL
MIXTURES
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PROPULSION
SHIPS
SLURRIES
SUSPENSIONS
SYNTHETIC FUELS
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
TRANSPORT
WASTE OILS