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Showing 1 to 20 of 41 for “"liquefied natural gas"”.
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An economic analysis of Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG)
… of the potential production of stranded natural gas reserves through the implementation of Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) in a world of growing energy demand followed by an analysis of the technology's economic feasibility. The economic analysis aims to use production and expense …
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A Review of Energy and Environmental Policy for Offshore Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Terminals
… allowing energy industries to construct offshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals. The industry friendly amendments weakened environmental regulations resulting in quick approval of several terminals that utilize environmentally damaging open-loop regasification systems. The objectives of …
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Inferior speed capability, yet faster speed: Evidence from entry into liquefied natural gas industry
… focusing on the post-demand shock market in the Liquefied Natural Gas industry caused by energy market liberalization in 2000. This previous research found that firms with superior pre-entry speed capability are more likely to enter the post-shock market. In my research, I find that firms in the …
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Maritime Vehicle Routing under Uncertainty: Liquefied Natural Gas Shipping and Offshore Pipeline Damage Assessment Problems
… technology advances and random boil-off gas (BOG) generation. This is formulated as a two-stage stochastic mixed integer program. In the initial stage, a single production-inventory plan and routing schedule is determined before the realization of the random BOG generation. For every …
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The technology and economic feasibility of offshore liquefied natural gas receiving terminals in the United States
Thesis (S.M. in Ocean Systems Management)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Ocean Engineering, 2003.
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Impact of Liquefied Natural Gas usage and payload size on Hybrid Wing Body aircraft fuel efficiency
… Wing Body (HWB) aircraft in the context of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) fuel usage and payload/range scalability at three scales: H1 (B737), H2 (B787) and H3 (B777). The aircraft were optimized for reduced fuel burn and airframe noise at approach, based on NASA N+3 goals for the 2030 …
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A phenomenological rapid sloshing model for use as an operator guidance system on liquefied natural gas carriers
A concept for a non-intrusive sloshing guidance system based on a phenomenological Rapid Sloshing Model is proposed to reduce the operational risk of sloshing damage to LNG carriers. A numerical sloshing model is implemented in a commercial Navier-Stokes Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) code …
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Modelling the global prospects and impacts of heavy duty liquefied natural gas vehicles in computable general equilibrium
Natural gas vehicles have the prospects of making substantial contributions to transportation needs. The adoption of natural gas vehicles could lead to impacts on energy and environmental systems. An analysis of the main factors and trends that affect adoption of natural gas vehicles such as …
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The effect of composition on the boiling rates of liquefied natural gas for confined spills on water
Thesis. 1978. Sc.D.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Chemical Engineering.
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Development of novel energy systems for LNG locomotives
… fueled locomotives with economic benefits using liquefied natural gas (LNG) locomotives. Six novel energy systems for LNG locomotives are developed with different prime movers and fuel combinations. The systems are analyzed energetically and exergetically, and their performances are compared for …
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Common Ground, Contested Futures: Shared Values and Divided Attitudes Toward LNG in Squamish
… climate imperatives, Canada’s rapid expansion of liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure has generated contested responses, particularly in communities located near new developments. In this thesis, I focus on two interdependent LNG projects in British Columbia, a gas pipeline and an associated …
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Enhanced condensation with active methods
… of low surface tension fluids is important in liquefied natural gas processing and refrigeration systems. Current state of the art low surface energy low hysteresis coatings are not able to achieve dropwise condensation below 10 mN/m. Surface acoustic waves are proposed as an active method to …
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Measurement of particulate matter size, concentration and mass emissions from in-use heavy duty vehicles
… Alternative fuels such as compressed and liquefied natural gas (CNG and LNG) and the synthetic diesel fuel Mossgas are attractive in that they reduce the levels of total PM. However, use of natural gas in internal combustion engines may produce a larger number of smaller particles than …
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Opportunities for LNG supply infrastructure and demand growth in US and International markets
… for options to satiate a forecasted increase in natural gas consumption. A strong option for importing natural gas is by way of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply chain where natural gas is liquefied, transported in special tankers, and regasified at the destination. Research was conducted to …
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International LNG trade : the emergence of a short-term market
Natural gas is estimated to be the fastest growing component of world primary energy consumption. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply chain is a way of transporting natural gas over seas, by following a procedure of gas liquefaction, transportation in specialized tankers and regasification. During …
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Nuclear Microreactor-Powered Container Ships for Maritime Decarbonization
… for approximately 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions, faces growing pressure to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 under the International Maritime Organization (IMO) framework. Alternative fuels such as liquefied natural gas, ammonia, and methanol present challenges related to energy …
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Relative valuations of merchant and tolling LNG models considering alternate capital structures
As recently as 2008 liquefied natural gas (LNG) import facilities were being constructed in the United States in order to help meet domestic demand. Within the past five years, the development of hydraulic fracturing has created a seismic shift in the energy landscape as companies are turning their …
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Design, Simulation and control of a flexible LNG reception terminal
… design study relating to the importation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the United Kingdom, focusing on the process design, simulation and control of a flexible LNG reception terminal. The primary operating objective of the proposed LNG reception terminal is to accept a wide variety of LNG …
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Zhidkoye zoloto? Environmental Aspects of Natural Gas Transportation from the Sakha Republic
… be well on its way to becoming a major source of natural gas for a number of Pacific Rim nations, where demand for LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) is growing rapidly. Already, Japanese and South Korean consortia are engaged in pre-feasibility studies for a trans-continental gas pipeline linking the …
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Potential market for LNG-fueled marine vessels in the United States
… 10-20% of NOx and 4-8% of SO₂ global emissions. Gas turbines and gas engines, hybrid diesel-gas systems, and dual fuel diesel electric engines are examples of the existing engine system technology that can burn natural gas as a fuel and lessen ship emissions. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) fueled …
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