fuel saving Articles
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Forces attracted to fuel savings
Magnatech Fuel Conditioning Limited have recently completed a contract to install their very powerful magnetic fuel conditioning units to all structural gas and oil burning equipment across five MOD bases in England. This was after research concluded that Magnatech was the most cost effective provider of this type of application.The MOD have used this technology previously, when a number of bases ...
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“Linking” semi trucks can result in huge fuel savings
Over the past year one of the hottest tech trends has been the race to develop autonomous — or driverless — cars. The journal Nature even featured these vehicles on the cover in early February and quoted experts saying they could hit the road in less than a decade. But this rapid evolution in transportation isn’t limited to passenger vehicles. Lead by companies such as Peloton, ...
By Ensia
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Heat recovery
A heat recuperator absorbs an important part of the calorific energy from gases generated in the combustion of a solid, liquid or gaseous fuel in the process of: melting, heating, toasting, drying, etc. of an specific product. The calorific energy absorbed is transmitted to another fluid, mostly combustion air for the process and fuel saving is so important that the recuperator is amortized in ...
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Fuel-savings tips for the UK's Field Service industry
The UK's petrol prices reached a record high on Monday, and experts have suggested that the price could continue to rise. Prices soared following the increase of Brent crude oil to $96 a barrel for the first time since September 2014. The price has also been influenced by tensions between Russia, the world's third-biggest oil producer, and Ukraine, and it's feared that this conflict could affect ...
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Hybrid powertrain for light aircraft
In this paper, we evaluate the possibility of employing a hybrid powertrain to propel a light aircraft. The work suggests that the incorporation of a hybrid powertrain has little effect on fuel consumption for a light aircraft operating in a condition of straight and level cruise. However, there is a potential decrease in fuel consumption when a light aircraft operates either in climb or when ...
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Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL represented by Meilner Mechanical - Case Study
When the Art Institute of Chicago was faced with the need for a custom designed economizer to accommodate their physical constraints they turned to BEI and a HeatSponge Titan model economizer to solve their problem. The engineers at BEI worked in conjunction with their local representative, Meilner Mechanical, as well as the customer and their engineers to design a horizontal gas flow economizer ...
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High oil prices? Here are 5 tips to save on fuel consumption
With the oil price on the rise it might be time to revise the fuel consumption of your mobile pump fleet. A small fuel saving per hour can return substantial improvements to the operational costs of your fleet. Saving you some coin! We’ve put together a few easy to apply tips that are now available for download. However, the tips given are not only useful for reducing costs, but also help ...
By BBA Pumps BV
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How Waste Fleets Can Maximize Fuel Savings While Adopting CNG
Natural gas and, specifically, compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations and vehicles running on CNG were all over the industry news in 2012. Organizations such as Republic and Veolia added CNG collection vehicles to their fleet makeup in Pennsylvania, Texas and Wisconsin, while Waste Management opened more than a dozen CNG fueling stations to support its growing fleet of CNG vehicles. While ...
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Easy Access to Savings on Board Ships - Case Study
Grindrod Shipping, owner and manager of IVS and Unicorn Tankers, has installed OptiSaveTM on board 9 vessels; 7 bulk carriers and 2 tankers and more will follow. The co-operation with IVS goes back to 2009 and the first OptiSaveTM system was installed on board one of the bulk carriers soon after. “We have a great co-operation with DESMI and their automation team. We always look at how ...
By DESMI A/S
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Easy access to savings on board ships - Case Study
Grindrod Shipping, owner and manager of IVS and Unicorn Tankers, has installed OptiSave on board 9 vessels; 7 bulk carriers and 2 tankers and more will follow. The co-operation with IVS goes back to 2009 and the first OptiSave system was installed on board one of the bulk carriers soon after. “We have a great co-operation with DESMI and their automation team. We always look at how much ...
By DESMI A/S
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Tata Steel UPP Control System India Case Study
For our customer TATA, a system control for an iron mine was installed in June 2017 in the Indian city of Noamundi. Our UPP System connects the newly erected photovoltaic system with the existing diesel generators. Diesel, PV, grid power supply and all switching devices for the medium voltage systems are now fully automatic to ensure a stable power supply and a maximum of diesel fuel saving. In ...
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Charles Darwin High School Contract Report Case Study
A no obligation survey was performed free of charge to determine how efficiently the plant was operating. A report was provided to the school outlining efficiency and emissions levels, highlighting where savings could be made and recommendations to achieve the savings. Based on the information collected during the survey, a quotation was prepared for the customer. This included the supply of 3 ...
By Limpsfield
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OEM off-highway `Why aren`t engine OEM`s already using waterless coolant`
In simple terms, the engine OEMs have been comfortable with existing cooling system arrangements. Engineers leaving school and heading for employment with truck/engine manufactures are educated in the use and limitations of water-based coolants and in many instances, when asked to evaluate the possibility of using a waterless coolant in their engines, they often make assumptions on what they know ...
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Additives for fuel economy: a modern view
Fuel additives. A private car doesn’t just give you the pleasure of a quick and comfortable ride, but it also requires everyday expenses for maintenance, and the biggest expense is the cost of fuel. The question of saving on fuel is very relevant. The Internet offers many tips. One of the ways to save fuel is to use special additives. But experience shows that these additives have both ...
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Thermodynamic performance simulation of a coal gasification and SOFC based combined cogeneration plant by energy and exergy analyses
This paper presents a thermodynamic model of a combined cogeneration plant that employs a coal gasifier, a gas cooler and a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) upstream of the gas turbine and a downstream HRSG to generate process steam at low pressure. Simulated performance of the plant with respect to variations in some design and operating parameters has been reported. While energy analysis indicates ...
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Hybrid System in Fiji: The Sun Saves Fuel
When you think of Fiji, you first think of vacation, wonderful beaches with palms and crystal clear water with perfect spots for scuba diving. We also thought of energy: Energy that could help build a more ecological electrical power supply. The existing power supply on the three separate islands of Kadavu, Lakeda and Rotuma around the Fijian mainland had been fully based on diesel generators. ...
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Alliance Oxidizer Advantages
The Alliance Corporations Oxidizer product line has a lot of design advantages compared with standard Regenerative Thermal Oxidizers. - Proven 2- and 3 bed Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer Design - 99% plus VOC Destruction Efficiency - Up to 97% Thermal Efficiency - Up to 30% fuel savings with proven natural gas injection - Low NOx burner operation - In-house design, programming and ...
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Energy management system for a PV assisted conventional vehicle
In this paper, a novel algorithm is proposed, for effective energy management of a conventional internal combustion engine vehicle, consisting of a photovoltaic (PV) source and battery also to power its electrical load. It offers a more practical and eco friendly solution of fossil fuel consumption reduction as compared to presently available alternatives such as electric/hybrid electric ...
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An assessment of energy balance from sugar–based ethanol for fuel–saving and climate policy - the case of an island economy
The study assesses the efficiency of sugar–based ethanol production in Mauritius using the net energy balance and energy ratio. The findings indicate a positive net energy balance. For every one unit of fossil fuel used, the system returns more than six times in terms of renewable energy from ethanol. The fuel savings and other economic benefits which may be accrued to Mauritius are discussed. ...
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Energy efficiency indicators for public electricity production from fossil fuels
Electricity production is responsible for 32% of total global fossil fuel use, accounting for 132 EJ, and 41%, or 10.9 Gt of energy-related CO2 emissions. Improving the efficiency of electricity production therefore offers economic benefits and a significant opportunity for reducing dependence on fossil fuels, which helps to combat climate change and improve energy security. A set of indicators ...
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