aviation fuel Articles
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Stanlow Refinery: UK’s second largest refinery - Case Study
The Stanlow refinery in the UK, which processes 75 million barrels of crude every year, has been consistently recognised for setting new benchmarks in health and safety, as well as environmental compliance. It is operated by Essar Oil (UK) Limited (EOUK). Stanlow is one of UK’s largest oil refineries and plays a key role in the country’s economy. It supplies 16 percent of the ...
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Investigation of fatty acid methyl esters in jet fuel
Sustainable aviation fuels research has considerable momentum in efforts lead by government, academia and industry. Environmentally sound domestic fuels allow significant benefits, while also creating some challenges due to their novelty. One of these challenges is the cross contamination of fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) in biodiesel with jet fuels. It was suspected that sharing the same supply ...
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Performance of a direct diesel engine using aviation fuels blended with biodiesel
In this study, jet fuel (JF) and railroad fuel (D2) with SME blends (5%, 20%, 50%) were used in a four–cylinder, naturally aspirated, direct (DI) diesel engine. The engine was operated under full load and tested at various speeds to determine the engine's performance and exhaust emission characteristics. The experimental results show that as the SME ratio of the fuels increases, the break ...
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Exergetic and exergo–economic analysis of a turboprop engine: a case study for CT7–9C
The turboprop engine has played an important role in short haul commuter and military transport aircraft where high speed is not critical. It may provide the aviation sector with one of the most significant means of achieving reduced operating costs through reductions in fuel consumption. This paper deals with exergo–economic analysis of a modern turboprop engine (CT7–9C) with a free power ...
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Advocates of Renewable Energy: Be Careful What We Promise
Sixty years ago, nuclear was hyped as a source of energy / electricity that would be “too cheap to meter.” The OPEC oil embargo dashed the western world's dream of bountiful low-cost energy but, when Brian Mulroney was elected a decade later, he terminated Canada's research into renewables because “the energy crisis was over.”That funding cut led to my appointment as head of the Solar Energy ...
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Evaluating the Economic Viability and Cost-Effectiveness of Pyrolysis Oil
In the quest for sustainable and environmentally friendly energy sources, pyrolysis oil has emerged as a compelling candidate. However, the economic viability and cost-effectiveness of this renewable fuel are critical factors that demand scrutiny. The Genesis of Pyrolysis Oil Pyrolysis oil, also known as bio-oil or biocrude, is a product of the pyrolysis process. This thermal decomposition method ...
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LED Applications for Aircraft Maintenance Facilities
Businesses that specialize in aircraft maintenance must take high quality lighting conditions into consideration during operations. There are numerous factors in such facilities could make inspections difficult to carry out. For example, the presence of large aircrafts and equipment promotes the creation of shadows and dark spots in the location. Additionally, shiny surfaces increase the ...
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Octane Testing-Gasoline from Gas
Octane engine is used for gasoline octane testing. Gas to Gasoline or Gas-to-Liquids, it is a more economical and cleaner way to convert natural gas into gasoline and other liquid fuels. Several steps are needed to turn natural gas into gasoline. Natural gas is broken down under high temperatures into acetylene and a liquid-phase step converts the acetylene into ethylene. This can be converted ...
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CITGO Is Worth Protecting
In the last ten years the fracking revolution has led to amazing growth and vastly increased energy security for the United States. We’ve gone from the number-one refined product importer in the world to the number-one exporter. Workers in American refineries are fueling the country and, increasingly, the world. More than one hundred high-tech U.S. refineries support millions of jobs, ...
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Caribbean Refining Industry Case Study – Strategies for Short to Medium Term Viability
Thought leaders from the region, Telroy Morgan, Manager of Production at Petrojam, as well as Jose Bautista, Technical Manager at Refidomsa participated on our panel, moderated by David Monzon, Partner at Arthur D. Little. “Greater regional cooperation should be strengthened during this time in terms of products, as well as storage, and even in terms of financing working capital”, ...
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Pollution reduction from flares by swirl vanes in a cross-flow
The effect of swirl on the performance of a flare stack was experimentally investigated as a passive control technique for combustion in a cross-flow. The burner comprised a circular fuel nozzle with a co-annular airflow, swirled by a concentric vane swirler, with a crosswind of air at the flare tip. It was found that the flames issuing from swirl-vane flare tip were shorter and had wider flame ...
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Meeting the challenges of biodiesel blend measurements
In a published paper on biodiesel blend quality submitted by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory1, the chief problem found with biodiesel blends was inaccurate blend ratios. Retail customers and fleet managers do not typically worry about whether the blend ratio is correct until a problem occurs. For fleet managers, an incorrect blend can mean a total shutdown of operations. On the ...
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How Tyre Pyrolysis Plants Are Useful
A tyre pyrolysis plant uses an industrial procedure that converts used tyres into liquid fuel, such as oils and gases. The two main varieties of processes utilized: direct and indirect. In a direct process, the rubber is heated in a oxygen-free environment at 300 to 600 °C for a lot of hours, inducing the hydrocarbon chains inside the tyre to get rid of down into smaller pieces. A byproduct ...
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Bridges To Biofuels: AHB Initiative Supports Education And Opportunities For Hardwood Bioproducts
Advance Hardwood Biofuels Northwest (AHB) is a consortium of Pacific Northwest University and industry partners. AHB's new initiative, led by the University of Washington, supports a sustainable hardwood bioproducts and biofuels industry in the Pacific Northwest with a long-term goal of developing poplar-based biofuels and high value chemicals. Ken Zarker and Northwest Green Chemistry (NGC), a ...
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How Tyre Pyrolysis Plants Are Helpful
A tyre pyrolysis plant uses an industrial method that converts used tyres into liquid fuel, including oils and gases.There are 2 forms of processes utilized: direct and indirect. In a direct process, the rubber is heated within an oxygen-free environment at 300 to 600 °C for a number of hours, inducing the hydrocarbon chains inside the tyre to interrupt into smaller pieces. A byproduct with this ...
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Airbus CEO talks about emissions, innovation and more
These are heady times for the commercial-aircraft business at Airbus and Boeing, as airlines place huge orders for new planes. Each is working on more fuel-efficient aircraft to satisfy airlines that want lower fuel bills and regulators who want lower emissions from aircraft. Airbus Group CEO Tom Enders spoke last month to an aviation conference in Dallas and urged the industry to put more ...
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DOE Publishes ADO Workshop Presentations
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) announced the availability of presentations from its Advanced Development and Optimization (ADO) Workshop. As previously reported in the Biobased and Renewable Products Advocacy Group (BRAG®) blog post DOE Advanced Development And Optimization Workshop, the workshop took place at the National Renewable ...
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Commercialising Aviation Biofuels
Aviation currently produces 2 per cent of the world's greenhouse gas emissions. To tackle this issue the industry has set itself a target to cut emissions by 50 per cent by 2050, compared to 2005 levels. The production and use of sustainable quantities of aviation biofuels is key to meeting industry's ambitious carbon reduction targets and British Airways (BA) wants to pioneer the move towards ...
By NNFCC Ltd.
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Tesoro Petroleum - 22-MW CHP System - Case Study
Quick Facts LOCATION: Salt Lake City, Utah MARKET SECTOR: Refineries TOTAL PROJECT COST: $25,000,000 ENERGY BILL IMPACTS: $200,000 in savings plus $300,000 in sales to utility PAYBACK: 4.2 years EQUIPMENT: 2 Solar Titan Turbines and 2 Rentech Heat Recovery Steam Generators FUEL: Natural gas & refinery fuel gas USE OF THERMAL ENERGY: Process steam FACILITY SIZE: 145 Acres, 200 ...
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Efficiency beyond pizza money: The military’s gigantic bite
Is efficiency worth the bother if you save only $5-$10 per month on your energy bill? Many homeowners think not. One dad told us his family would rather save money by just skipping a pizza order once a month. That sentiment is not unusual. But it is hard to negate the economic value of efficiency if you spend $20 billion per year on energy, as does the US military, our ...
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