Abundance and Utility: For Military Operations, Liquid Fuels Remain a Solid Choice over Natural Gas

Abstract

Challenges to the adoption of natural gas as a tactical fuel: Lack of global distribution infrastructure; Greater logistics requirements; Incompatibility with existing engines; Compromised performance; Safety concerns; Globally disparate prices.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2014
Accession Number
ADA609964

Entities

People

  • Bret Strogen
  • Patrick Lobner

Organizations

  • United States Assistant Secretary of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Alternative Fuels
  • Climate Change Adaptation
  • Combat Support
  • Department Of Defense
  • Energy
  • Fuels
  • Infrastructure
  • Logistics
  • Materials
  • Military Operations
  • Natural Gas
  • Refueling
  • Transportation
  • United States
  • Vehicles
  • Warfare

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  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Petroleum Engineering
  • Systems Analysis and Design