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Alternative energy sources for non-highway transportation. Appendices

Description: A planning study was made for DOE on alternate fuels for non-highway transportation (aircraft, rail, marine, and pipeline). The study provides DOE with a recommendation of what alternate fuels may be of interest to non-highway transportation users from now through 2025 and recommends R and D needed to allow non-petroleum derived fuels to be used in non-highway transportation. Volume III contains all of the references for the data used in the preliminary screening and is presented in 4 subvolume… more
Date: June 1, 1980
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Preliminary designs for ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) stationkeeping subsystems (SKSS). Task II. Conceptual design. Final report

Description: The study is presented in five sections: design loads, conceptual designs, trade studies, cost analysis and concept evaluation and ranking. Extensive appendixes provide back up calculations and data to support the results. Environmental forces and yaw moments acting on the barge and spar in the various design sea states are presented including wave, wind and current effects. A parametric analysis illustrates the impact on holding power requirement of varying the return periods for operational a… more
Date: July 27, 1979
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Modular OTEC platforms, SKSS designs. Volume I. Executive summary. Final report

Description: One of the possible options for generating electrical energy from ocean thermal gradients requires the use of a floating offshore platform. The platform would contain all OTEC (Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion) systems and power cycle components and consist of the hull, seawater, station-keeping, platform service, and mission support subsystems. It would be stationed at one of the designated OTEC sites, and would transmit the generated electricity to the shore power networks by means of an elect… more
Date: February 29, 1980
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Conceptual designs for modular OTEC SKSS. Final report

Description: This volume presents the results of the first phase of the Station Keeping Subsystem (SKSS) design study for 40 MW/sub e/ capacity Modular Experiment OTEC Platforms. The objectives of the study were: (1) establishment of basic design requirements; (2) verification of technical feasibility of SKSS designs; (3) identification of merits and demerits; (4) estimates of sizes for major components; (5) estimates of life cycle costs; (6) deployment scenarios and time/cost/risk assessments; (7) maintena… more
Date: February 29, 1980
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Preliminary designs for modular OTEC platform station-keeping subsystems. Final report. MR and S Report No. 6042-6

Description: This volume of the report presents the results of the third through the sixth tasks of the Station Keeping Subsystem (SKSS) design studies for 10/40 MW/sub e/ capacity OTEC Modular Experiment platforms (MEP). Tasks 3 through 6 are: (3) complete preliminary designs for one SKSS for each of the two platforms (SPAR and BARGE); (4) development and testing recommendations for the MEP SKSS; (5) cost-time analysis; and (6) commercial plant recommendations. The overall conclusions and recommendations f… more
Date: February 29, 1980
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Model tests of OTEC-1: test of HMB with and without cold water pipes

Description: In early 1977, ERDA began an extensive study of various factors which could effect the early design and deployment of OTEC-1, a test platform for evaluation of one megawatt (1 MW) OTEC heat exchangers. The platform was to consist of the Hughes Mining Barge (HMB) and a 3000 foot deep cold water pipe (CWP). One of the factors to be considered was the motions of the HMB and the motions, loads and stresses of the CWP. Several theoretical methods, including one developed at HYDRONAUTICS, Incorporate… more
Date: December 1, 1977
Creator: Sheldon, L. R.; Barr, R. A. & O'Dea, J. F.
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Environmental control implications of generating electric power from coal. Technology status report. Volume II

Description: This is the first in a series of reports evaluating environmental control technologies applicable to the coal-to-electricity process. The technologies are described and evaluated from an engineering and cost perspective based upon the best available information obtained from utility experience and development work in progress. Environmental control regulations and the health effects of pollutants are also reviewed. Emphasis is placed primarily upon technologies that are now in use. For SO/sub 2… more
Date: December 1, 1976
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Preliminary design report for OTEC stationkeeping subsystems (SKSS)

Description: Lockheed Ocean Systems with IMODCO prepared these preliminary designs for OTEC Stationkeeping Subsystems (SKSS) under contract to NOAA in support of the Department of Energy OTEC program. The results of Tasks III, V, and VI are presented in this design report. The report consists of five sections: introduction, preliminary designs for the multiple anchor leg (MAL) and tension anchor leg (TAL), costs and schedule, and conclusions. Extensive appendixes provide detailed descriptions of design meth… more
Date: December 12, 1979
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Preliminary design for Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) Stationkeeping Subsystem (SKSS). Task IV. Development and testing recommendations

Description: The preliminary designs of Stationkeeping Subsystems (SKSS) for the OTEC Modular Experiment Plant are being prepared for a barge and spar platform. The SKSS selected by NOAA for the barge is a multiple anchor leg mooring with active tensioning (MAL), while that for the spar is a tension anchor leg (TAL) moor. The development and testing program required to provide design data and to validate performance predictions is described. Basic assumptions are made with regard to site characteristics, be… more
Date: November 9, 1979
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Current emission trends for nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, and volatile organic compounds by month and state: Methodology and results

Description: This report presents estimates of monthly sulfur dioxide (SO{sub 2}), nitrogen oxides (NO{sub x}), and nonmethane voltatile organic compound (VOC) emissions by sector, region, and state in the contiguous United States for the years 1975 through 1988. This work has been funded as part of the National Acid Precipitation Assessment Program's Emissions and Controls Task Group by the US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE). The DOE project officer is Edward C. Trexler, DOE/FE Offi… more
Date: August 1, 1990
Creator: Kohout, E. J.; Miller, D. J.; Nieves, L. A.; Rothman, D. S.; Saricks, C. L.; Stodolsky, F. et al.
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Comparison of Operational Energy Intensities and Consumption of Pipelines Versus Coastal Tankers: US Gulf Coast to Northeast Coast Routes

Description: This report is a comparative analysis of operational energy intensities and consumption for pipeline shipments versus coastal tanker and tanker-barge movements of light petroleum products from the US Gulf Coast to US East Coast Mid-Atlantic states. It has been prepared for the Office of Transportation Programs of the US Department of Energy (DOE) as part of a project designed to develop energy conservation strategies in the areas of modal shifts and energy materials transport. It also answers a… more
Date: January 1, 1980
Creator: Hooker, J.; Rose, A. B. & Bertram, K. M.
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Preliminary designs for OTEC Stationkeeping Subsystems (SKSS). Summary report

Description: This summary report presents a condensation of the designs as developed from requirements and concept selection to preliminary design. The study consists of the following six tasks: (1) Design requirements: establish design environmental conditions and criteria. Develop methodology to both assess SKSS reliability and performance, and minimize life cycle costs. (2) Conceptual design: develop at least two SKSS conceptual designs for both barge and spar platform (eight in all). Consider commercial… more
Date: February 15, 1979
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Environmental data energy technology characterizations: coal

Description: This document describes the activities leading to the conversion of coal to electricity. Specifically, the activities consist of coal mining and beneficiation, coal transport, electric power generation, and power transmission. To enhance the usefulness of the material presented, resource requirements, energy products, and residuals for each activity area are normalized in terms of 10/sup 12/ Btus of energy produced. Thus, the total effect of producing electricity from coal can be determined by … more
Date: April 1, 1980
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Capital requirements for the transportation of energy materials: 1979 ARC estimates. Final report

Description: TERA's estimates of capital requirements to transport natural gas, crude oil, petroleum products, and coal in the US by 1990 are presented. It is a continuation of a 1978 study (EAPA 5:3946) to perform a similar analysis on 1979 scenarios. Scenarios B, C, and D from the EIA's Mid-range Energy Forecasting Systems, as used in the 1979 Annual Report to Congress (ARC), were provided as a basis for the analysis and represent three alternative futures. Summaries of transportation investment requireme… more
Date: September 28, 1979
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Potential safety and environmental concerns in petroleum transportation

Description: This paper presents results of a study conducted for the Department of Energy by Pacific Northwest Laboratory to provide early recognition of and prioritize potential problems in petroleum transportation. Other objectives of this study are to identify possible gaps in the coverage of ongoing programs and recommend necessary action to mitigate th potential impact of identified problems. The remainder of this paper presents summaries of selected safety and environmental concerns in petroleum tran… more
Date: January 1, 1979
Creator: Geffen, C. A.
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A structural evaluation of the Shippingport reactor pressure vessel for transport impact conditions

Description: The Shippingport Atomic Power Station in Shippingport, Pennsylvania, is being decommissioned and dismantled. This government-leased property will be returned, in a radiologically safe condition, to its owner. All radioactive material is being removed from the Shippingport Station and transported for burial to the DOE Hanford Reservation in Richland, Washington. The reactor pressure vessel (RPV) will be transported by barge to Hanford. This paper describes an evaluation of the structural respons… more
Date: March 24, 1989
Creator: Witte, M.C. & Chou, C.K.
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Hazardous materials transportation and emergency response programs

Description: This presentation consists of the following visual aids; (1) detailed routing capabilities of truck, rail, barge; (2) legislative data base for hazardous materials; and (3) emergency response of accident site Eddyville, Kentucky (airports in vicinity of Eddyville, KY).
Date: January 1, 1983
Creator: Joy, D.S. & Fore, C.S.
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Energy utilization and environmental control technologies in the coal-electric cycle

Description: This report presents an overview and assessment of the currently commercial and possible future technologies in the United States that are a part of the coal-electric cycle. From coal production to residual emissions control at the power plant stack, this report includes a brief history, current status and future assessment of each technology. It also includes a discussion, helpful for policy making decisions, of the process operation, environmental emission characteristics, market constraints … more
Date: October 1, 1977
Creator: Ferrell, G. C.
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INTERLINE 5. 0 -- An expanded railroad routing model: Program description, methodology, and revised user's manual

Description: A rail routine model, INTERLINE, has been developed at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory to investigate potential routes for transporting radioactive materials. In Version 5.0, the INTERLINE routing algorithms have been enhanced to include the ability to predict alternative routes, barge routes, and population statistics for any route. The INTERLINE railroad network is essentially a computerized rail atlas describing the US railroad system. All rail lines, with the exception of industrial spurs… more
Date: March 1, 1993
Creator: Johnson, P.E.; Joy, D.S. (Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)); Clarke, D.B. & Jacobi, J.M. (Tennessee Univ., Knoxville, TN (United States). Transportation Center)
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Executive summary of an energy study on the marine transportation industry. Volume 1. Draft final report

Description: The conclusions and recommendations resulting from an examination of energy use in the marine transportation industry are presented. Four tasks covered in the study include an industry summary, regulations and tariffs, efficiency improvements, and the future of the industry. The methodology used in the study is described. Specific recommendations are made concerning research and development actions that appear to offer the greatest conservation potential. Three high risk areas are identified th… more
Date: August 17, 1977
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Energy use in the marine transportation industry. Task II. Efficiency improvements. Draft report

Description: Research and development areas that hold promise for maritime energy conservation are identified and evaluated. The methodology used in the evaluation of potential research areas and results, conclusions, and recommendations are presented. Fifteen programs are identified in four generic technologies and these are discussed in detail in appendices A-D. The areas are: main propulsion plants, propulsors, hydrodynamics, and vessel operations. Fuels are discussed briefly in appendix E. Additional in… more
Date: June 2, 1977
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Identification and prioritization of concerns in coal transportation now through 2000

Description: This review presents the results of analysis used to identify and prioritize perceived potential problems that may hinder the development of coal transportation in the United States during the balance of the century. One objective of this effort is to discriminate serious concerns affecting the overall adequacy of coal transportation systems from issues of lesser significance. The concerns with the highest priority are anticipated to impact coal transportation in the early 1980s. These concerns… more
Date: January 1, 1978
Creator: DeSteese, J. G. & Franklin, A. L.
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Current emission trends for nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, and volatile organic compounds by month and state: Methodology and results

Description: This report presents estimates of monthly sulfur dioxide (SO{sub 2}), nitrogen oxides (NO{sub x}), and nonmethane voltatile organic compound (VOC) emissions by sector, region, and state in the contiguous United States for the years 1975 through 1988. This work has been funded as part of the National Acid Precipitation Assessment Program`s Emissions and Controls Task Group by the US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE). The DOE project officer is Edward C. Trexler, DOE/FE Offi… more
Date: August 1990
Creator: Kohout, E. J.; Miller, D. J.; Nieves, L. A.; Rothman, D. S.; Saricks, C. L.; Stodolsky, F. et al.
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Conceptual design description 3000-kWe subsea nuclear power plant

Description: This report describes the conceptual design and performance of a subsea nuclear power system for application in offshore oil and gas production. The system can be designed and built with minimum additional development, based on space nuclear power technology, components, and systems completed during the past 20 years. The concept is particularly well suited to meet the requirements of the offshore oil application for adequate safety, high reliability, and acceptable costs. The system is designe… more
Date: April 15, 1977
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