Author: American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Internal Combustion Engine DivisionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description
Design and Control of Diesel and Natural Gas Engines for Industrial and Rail Transportation Applications
Author: American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Internal Combustion Engine DivisionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description
Technologies and Approaches to Reducing the Fuel Consumption of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309159474
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
Technologies and Approaches to Reducing the Fuel Consumption of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles evaluates various technologies and methods that could improve the fuel economy of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, such as tractor-trailers, transit buses, and work trucks. The book also recommends approaches that federal agencies could use to regulate these vehicles' fuel consumption. Currently there are no fuel consumption standards for such vehicles, which account for about 26 percent of the transportation fuel used in the U.S. The miles-per-gallon measure used to regulate the fuel economy of passenger cars. is not appropriate for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, which are designed above all to carry loads efficiently. Instead, any regulation of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles should use a metric that reflects the efficiency with which a vehicle moves goods or passengers, such as gallons per ton-mile, a unit that reflects the amount of fuel a vehicle would use to carry a ton of goods one mile. This is called load-specific fuel consumption (LSFC). The book estimates the improvements that various technologies could achieve over the next decade in seven vehicle types. For example, using advanced diesel engines in tractor-trailers could lower their fuel consumption by up to 20 percent by 2020, and improved aerodynamics could yield an 11 percent reduction. Hybrid powertrains could lower the fuel consumption of vehicles that stop frequently, such as garbage trucks and transit buses, by as much 35 percent in the same time frame.
ERDA Energy Research Abstracts
Author: United States. Energy Research and Development AdministrationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 818
Book Description
Energy Research Abstracts
Author: ERDA Energy Research Abstracts
Author: United States. Energy Research and Development Administration. Technical Information CenterPublisher:
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Category : Force and energy
Languages : en
Pages : 1680
Book Description
Building Sustainable Competitive Advantage
Author: Dr Dhirendra KumarPublisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN: 1472470311
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Enterprise risk must be identified, assessed and prioritized; developing a growth strategy proposal which leadership has to execute in order to achieve goals. As business leaders spearhead the efforts, they must minimize, monitor and control the probability and/or impact of unfortunate events and maximize the realization of opportunities. Building Sustainable Competitive Advantage shows how to use the Enterprise Excellence (EE) philosophy - a holistic approach for leading an enterprise to total excellence. It does this by focussing on achieving sustainable significant growth in revenue and profitability, reducing the business cycle time, strategically managing the enterprise risk and focusing on the needs of the customer.
Urban Transportation Abstracts
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Category : Urban transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
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