Diesel Exhaust Waste Heat Recovery for Naval Vessels.

Abstract

A method for the recovery of waste heat energy exhausted by a main propulsion diesel engine and ships service electrical power diesel engines in a naval vessel is proposed and evaluated. Waste heat recovery boilers and steam system components are designed for the recovery of the exhausted diesel energy as a means of improving the fuel efficiency of diesel engines for shipboard application. The waste heat recovery analysis evaluates the main propulsion diesel engine operating at 50% maximum continuous rating and ships service electrical power diesel engines operating at 75% maximum continuous rating. Waste heat boilers and steam system components are sized and a possible propulsion plant arrangement is presented. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA110877

Entities

People

  • James Russell Dixon

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Calorific Value
  • Combustion
  • Electric Power
  • Energy
  • Energy Transfer
  • Engineers
  • Engines
  • Feed Water
  • Fuel Efficiency
  • Fuels
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Recovery
  • Heat Transfer
  • Heat Transfer Coefficients
  • Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Naval Vessels

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.
  • Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Technology.
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.