Open AccessThe Correlation Between the Operating Conditions of an Oil Tanker and Fuel Consumption
Author(s) -
Mariana Lupchian
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the annals of "dunărea de jos" university of galaţi. fascicle ix, metallurgy and material science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2668-4756
pISSN - 2668-4748
DOI - 10.35219/mms.2021.3.05
Subject(s) - fuel efficiency , scope (computer science) , solver , automotive engineering , internal combustion engine , fuel oil , combustion , power consumption , software , thrust specific fuel consumption , engineering , consumption (sociology) , oil consumption , environmental science , power (physics) , marine engineering , computer science , waste management , social science , chemistry , physics , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics , sociology , programming language
This paper presents a calculation method to determine optimum operating conditions of power plants installations with internal combustion engines used on ships. The scope of this document is to make a minimum fuel consumption calculation using software Engineering Equation Solver. Analysing several operating regimes, the specific consumption of heavy fuel used on the main engine of the oil tanker is calculated. Vessel must operate at the parameters for which it was designed and built, thus satisfying all technical and economic aspects.