Suitability of Liquid Natural Gas Fuel for River Tender Recapitalization

Abstract

The Inland Waterways and Western River Aids to Navigation Cutter (IWWRAC) project will recapitalize Coast Guard Inland Aids to Navigation (ATON) assets consisting of River Buoy Tenders (WLR), Inland Buoy Tenders (WLI) and Inland Construction Tenders (WLIC). In this REACT report, the Coast Guard Research and Development Center evaluates the suitability of using Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) fuel on these new assets. Since formal requirements for the new assets are currently being developed, RDC moved forward assuming the new acquisitions would be similar to the existing WLR in manning, physical size, horsepower, and fuel usage. Based on these derived requirements RDC investigated the suitability of LNG from multiple perspectives including cost, availability, equipment availability, and regulation as applied to small vessels such as the WLR. This report contains the results of the investigation and recommendations for the use of LNG.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2017
Accession Number
AD1057722

Entities

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  • Aaron P. Dahlen
  • Jay R. Carey
  • Joseph Direnzo

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coast Guard
  • Control Systems
  • Detectors
  • Dielectric Gases
  • Diesel Fuels
  • Engineers
  • Environmental Protection
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Transfer
  • Liquids
  • Marine Transportation
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • National Security
  • Natural Gas
  • Propulsion Systems
  • United States
  • United States Government

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  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security
  • Systems Analysis and Design