Feasibility Study on the Conversion of Air Force Oil-Fired Heat Plants to Coal-Oil-Mixture Fired Plants.

Abstract

The Air Force is the primary Department of Defense user of petroleum based fuels for the operation of its aircraft, facilities and other support equipment. Alternative energy sources must be explored and utilized to minimize the cost to the Air Force for these fuels. This research explored the feasibility of mixing coal with oil to produce a mixture capable of being burned in existing Air Force boilers. Four technologies were examined by comparing relative Life-Cycle Costs for retro-fitting existing boilers and also by means of applying a standardized questionnaire to case studies. This research concluded that of the four current technologies available for mixing coal in oil, the ultrafine coal-oil mixture process would be the best suited for central plant boilers such as those that exist on Air Force installations. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA110215

Entities

People

  • Edward J. Pokora

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • Case Studies
  • Cost Analysis
  • Department Of Defense
  • Economic Analysis
  • Energy
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Governments
  • Life Cycle Costs
  • Life Cycles
  • Literature Surveys
  • Particles
  • United States
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Engineering
  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design