Energy use in the marine transportation industry. Task III. Efficiency improvements. Draft report

Technical Report · Thu Jun 02 04:00:00 EDT 1977

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6471428· OSTI ID:6471428

Research and development areas that hold promise for maritime energy conservation are identified and evaluated. The methodology used is discussed in Chapter II. The technology base of the commercial marine transportation industry relating to energy usage is made up of: main propulsion plants, propulsors, hydrodynamics, vessel operations, and fuels. Fifteen specific program areas in the first four generic technologies are identified and are evaluated. An economic and energy impact analysis and technological risk assessment was performed on the specific program areas and the results are summarized in Chapter III. The first five appendices address the generic technologies. The sixth appendix contains the baseline operating and cost parameters against which the 15 program areas were evaluated, and the last appendix contains sample printouts of the MTEM model used to evaluate the energy consumption and economic impacts associated with the candidate technology areas. (MCW)

• Research Organization: Booz, Allen and Hamilton, Inc., Bethesda, MD (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76CS51175
• OSTI ID: 6471428
• Report Number(s): DOE/CS/51175-T5
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320204* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Transportation-- Sea & Water
COST
DATA
DIESEL ENGINES
ECONOMIC IMPACT
EFFICIENCY
ENERGY CONSERVATION
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ENGINES
FUEL ECONOMY
FUELS
GAS TURBINES
HEAT ENGINES
INFORMATION
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
MACHINERY
MAINTENANCE
MARITIME TRANSPORT
NUMERICAL DATA
PROPULSION
RISK ASSESSMENT
SHIPS
SIMULATION
STEAM TURBINES
TRANSPORT
TURBINES
TURBOMACHINERY