Explanipedia

Compressed natural gas storage optimization for natural gas vehicles. Final report, August 1993-December 1996 Open

Mark Richards, C.F. Blazek, C Webster, John B. Wong, Livio Gambone · 1996

A major obstacle confronting the widespread acceptance of natural gas vehicles (NGV) is their substantial cost premium over conventionally fueled vehicles. Currently, as much as 70 percent of the cost premium can be related to on-board sto…

Screening and Costing Models for New Pulverized-Coal Heating Plants : an Integrated Computer-Based Module for the Central Heating Plant Economic Evaluation Program (CHPECON) Open

Robert Sheng, J.A. Kinast, R. Biederman, C.F. Blazek, Mike C. Lin · 1995

Public Law 99-190 requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to increase the use of coal for steam generation, but DOD also has an obligation to use the most economical fuel. In support of the coal conversion effort, the U.S. Army Constructi…

Evaluation of Aftermarket CNG Conversion Kits in Light-Duty Vehicle Applications Open

C.F. Blazek, P. Freeman Rowley, James W. Grimes · 1995

The Institute of Gas Technology (IGT) was contracted by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to evaluate three compressed natural gas (CNG) conversion systems using a 1993 Chevrolet Lumina baseline vehicle. A fourth conversion s…

Fuel composition effects on natural gas vehicle emissions Open

C.F. Blazek, James W. Grimes, P.M. Freeman, Brent K. Bailey, Chris P. Colucci · 1994

Under a contract from DOE`s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and support from Brooklyn Union Gas Company (BUG), Northern Illinois Gas Co., the Institute of Gas Technology (IGT) evaluated four state-of-the-art, electronic, closed…

3000 vs. 3600 psig NGV on-board storage pressure evaluation Open

R. Biederman, C.F. Blazek, Patricia W. Freeman, Sylvie Gauthier · 1993

The objective of this evaluation is to perform a comprehensive analysis of two on-board storage pressures or natural gas vehicles. The choice of operating pressure is a fairly complicated one, with implications for a variety of refueling s…

Compressed natural gas measurement issues Open

C.F. Blazek, J.A. Kinast, P.M. Freeman · 1993

The Natural Gas Vehicle Coalition`s Measurement and Metering Task Group (MMTG) was established on July 1st, 1992 to develop suggested revisions to National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) Handbook 44-1992 (Specifications, Tolera…

Comparative economics of NGV's and other vehicles Open

R. Biederman, C.F. Blazek · 1991

The utilization of alternative fuels for transportation applications is now a certainty. The only real questions that remain to be answered involve the type of fuel (or fuels) to be adopted most extensively. While some alternative fuel adv…

Refueling stations for natural gas vehicles Open

C.F. Blazek, J.A. Kinast, R. Biederman, W.J. Jasionowski · 1991

The unavailability of natural gas vehicle (NGV) refueling stations constitutes one of the major barriers to the wide spread utilization of natural gas in the transportation market. The purpose of this paper is to review and evaluate the cu…

Gaseous fueled vehicles: A role for natural gas and hydrogen Open

C.F. Blazek, W.J. Jasionowski · 1991

The commercialization of gaseous hydrogen fueled vehicles requires both the development of hydrogen fueled vehicles and the establishment of a hydrogen fueling infrastructure. These requirements create a classic chicken and egg scenario in…

Fuel distribution Open

R.R. Tison, Nathaniel R. Baker, C.F. Blazek · 1979

Distribution of fuel is considered from a supply point to the secondary conversion sites and ultimate end users. All distribution is intracity with the maximum distance between the supply point and end-use site generally considered to be 1…

Coal liquefaction processes Open

Nathaniel R. Baker, C.F. Blazek, R.R. Tison · 1979

Coal liquefaction is an emerging technology receiving great attention as a possible liquid fuel source. Currently, four general methods of converting coal to liquid fuel are under active development: direct hydrogenation; pyrolysis/hydroca…

Central heating: fossil-fired boilers Open

C.F. Blazek, Nathaniel R. Baker, R.R. Tison · 1979

This evaluation provides performance and cost data for fossil-fuel-fired steam boilers, hot-water generators, and thermal fluid generators currently available from manufacturers. Advanced-technology fluidized-bed boilers also are covered. …

High-Btu coal gasification processes Open

C.F. Blazek, Nathaniel R. Baker, R.R. Tison · 1979

This evaluation provides estimates of performance and cost data for advanced technology, high-Btu, coal gasification facilities. The six processes discussed reflect the current state-of-the-art development. Because no large commercial gasi…

Low- and medium-Btu coal gasification processes Open

Nathaniel R. Baker, C.F. Blazek, R.R. Tison · 1979

Coal gasifiers, for the production of low- and medium-Btu fuel gases, come in a wide variety of designs and capacities. For single gasifier vessels gas energy production rates range from about 1 to 18 billion Btu/day. The key characteristi…

Feasibility study of carbonaceous fuels synthesis on-board an OTEC platfrom. Project 8980 second topical report, July 1976--March 1977 Open

A. Talib, C.F. Blazek, Aleksandra Konopka, N. Biederman · 1977

A techno-economic analysis of the feasibility of producing certain carbonaceous fuels onboard an OTEC platform is presented. This analysis was performed as part of a broader study of alternate chemical energy carriers that would be used to…

C.F. Blazek YOU? Author Swipe