Marine diesel bottoming cycle may save fuel. Application of rankine bottoming diesel engines to marine vessels

Conference · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1979 · Automot. Eng.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6677879

Tarkir, R A

An analytical study carried out by Advanced Technology Inc. for the U.S. Department of Energy, on the feasibility of using a Rankine bottoming cycle with an organic working fluid such as Freon, Fluorinol, or toluene (ORC) to recover the exhaust heat energy from marine diesel engines indicates that if the projected 1985 fleet of ships with 1500-3200 bhp diesel power were fully fitted with ORC bottoming systems operating at 15-20Vertical Bar3< effectiveness, 1.5-2.0 million bbl/yr of marine diesel fuel could be saved out of a total projected fleet fuel usage of 10 million bbl/yr without ORC. The vessels to which ORC could fruitfully be applied include inland river and intercoastal push-tow boats, offshore supply boats and tugs, and inland tugs. The optimum utilization of the recovered power would be to augment the vessel's propulsion system. Very limited data suggest that such systems could be cost-effective, especially if fuel costs continue to escalate.

• Research Organization: Adv. Technol. Inc.
• OSTI ID: 6677879
• Report Number(s): CONF-7906132-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Automot. Eng.; (United States) Journal Volume: 87:7
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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