Strategic Implications for a Single-Fuel Concept.

Abstract

The primary purpose of this paper is to review the strategic implications of converting the military services to a single fuel. It will attempt to answer the following questions: Is a single fuel concept the right strategy for the U.S. Army? Is a single fuel concept right for all land-based forces? Is a single fuel concept right for all military forces within DoD? This paper will also briefly discuss the history of fuel usage from World War II to the present. It demonstrates the need for a safe, cost effective fuel that can be utilized by all the services. It will also discuss the decisions that led up to the present doctrine which supports a single-fuel strategy. This paper also discusses some of the problems associated with this concept and finally offers some solutions or compromises to make this a workable concept.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 09, 1996
Accession Number
ADA308981

Entities

People

  • Donald G. Weir

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aviation Gasoline
  • Combustion
  • Department Of Defense
  • Diesel Fuels
  • Flash Point
  • Fuel Systems
  • Jet Engine Fuels
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Petroleum
  • Standards
  • Turbines
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Electrochemical Engineering/ Fuel Cell Technologies
  • Strategic Security Studies