Life Cycle Costing for Alternative Fuels

摘要：

　　Motivated by concerns over rising costs of Jet-A fuel and the current limitations of “drop-in fuel substitutes,it is proposed that methane (LCH4) provides a promising sustainable aviation fuel alternative.Following consideration of current aircraft fuel costs,a modified preliminary Life Cycle Costing Analysis is provided for a proposed liquid methane aircraft,providing direct economic comparison to a current comparator aircraft with regards to the annual fuel cost,aircraft acquisition costs and the cost of required airport infrastructure.Finally,a preliminary evaluation of the financial benefits of a transition to liquid methane fuel in the aviation sector is presented.

关键词： Life Cycle Costing Liquid Methane Liquefied Natural Gas Air Transportation

作者: Tim CONROY Cees BIL

作者单位: School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, RMIT University,Melbourne, Australia

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: The 21st ISPE International Conference on Concurrent Engineering (2014国际并行工程学术会议)

会议地点: 北京

会议语种:英文

页码: 92-101

在线出版日期: 2014-09-08（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）