OTTER: An Optimized Transit Tool And Easy Reference

Abstract

Fuel efficiency is a priority for the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), as stated in the CNOs Position Report: 2014. While a number of fuel-saving measures have been implemented in recent years, the effects of operational transit speed on fuel consumption have not been adequately understood as a variable.Ships commanding officers use fuel-usage curves to determine the most efficient propulsion-plant speed. Fuel efficiency is typically gauged by maintaining a consistent optimal speed. Often there are combinations of speeds that are more efficient than a constant speed. The transit fuel planner, developed in the Naval Postgraduate Schools operations research department by Brown, Kline, Rosenthal, and Washburn in 2007, calculates speed combinations to achieve fuel savings for a given single ship. This thesis adds additional capacities based upon common principles.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1027175

Entities

People

  • Warren K. Blackburn

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Programs
  • Efficiency
  • Energy Conservation
  • Energy Consumption
  • Engineering
  • Fuel Consumption
  • Fuel Efficiency
  • Fuels
  • Linear Programming
  • Littoral Combat Ships
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • Operations Research
  • Scheduling (Production)
  • Spreadsheet Software
  • United States
  • Uss Sampson

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  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies