Long-Distance, High-Volume Transport of Coal by Slurry Pipeline

1981 ◽  
Vol 103 (4) ◽  
pp. 322-329 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. E. Stripling ◽  
R. G. Holter
Keyword(s):  
System Design ◽  
High Volume ◽  
The United States ◽  
Volume Transport ◽  
Transportation Systems ◽  
Integrated System ◽  
Coal Slurry ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Pump Stations ◽  
Integrated System Design

Several long-distance, high-volume coal slurry transportation systems are planned or proposed for the United States. These new systems offer a method of transport that is both economical and environmentally attractive. The design of these systems will be a challenge to the pipeline engineer since an integrated, system design of several components is necessary to achieve an optimum overall effect. The pipeline, pump stations, instrumentation and controls, slurry preparation, and utilization facilities must all be considered in the design. The purpose of this paper is to describe the system components of a large coal slurry transportation system in detail and to show the special design considerations required for the overall system design considering the interrelationships of the various components.

Workstation for integrated system design and development

SIMULATION ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 58 (3) ◽  
pp. 152-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Cosic ◽  
I. Kopriva ◽  
I. Miler
Keyword(s):  
System Design ◽  
Integrated System ◽  
Design And Development ◽  
Integrated System Design

Integrated system design for dewatering of solvents with microporous silica membranes

Desalination ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 149 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 15-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Sommer ◽  
Bernd Klinkhammer ◽  
Thomas Melin
Keyword(s):  
System Design ◽  
Integrated System ◽  
Microporous Silica ◽  
Silica Membranes ◽  
Integrated System Design

An integrated system design environment: Concepts and a status report

1992 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 319-347 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. H. Dogru ◽  
S. N. Delcambre ◽  
C. Bayrak ◽  
Y. T. Chen ◽  
E. S. Chan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
System Design ◽  
Integrated System ◽  
Status Report ◽  
Design Environment ◽  
Integrated System Design

scholarly journals Developing a Software Tool to Estimate Food Transportation Carbon Emissions

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
Breuklyn Opp ◽  
Kurt A. Rosentrater
Keyword(s):  
Software Tool ◽  
The United States ◽  
Transportation Systems ◽  
Route Optimization ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Globalizing World ◽  
Total Food ◽  
Transportation Modes ◽  
Transportation Emissions ◽  
Reduce Emissions

Food transportation is an increasingly important consideration to total food sustainability in a rapidly globalizing world. To maintain the efficiency of regionalized production, food travels great distances to the consumer’s plate. While this long-distance sourcing is often more sustainable from a production standpoint, the routes from origin to consumer are frequently unoptimized. To reduce emissions due to transportation, many have tried to limit the miles travelled by food items. However, the mode of travel is an equally important factor. Different modes produce vastly different emissions over equivalent distances. To effectively model these routes, a set of transportation emissions estimation tools has been created. This program uses an Excel interface to allow users to input key factors (like cargo mass, origin, and destination) and experiment with different modes and routes of travel to find the optimal transportation system for their application. This program may be used to analyze or improve the total life cycle analysis of a variety of products. In a case of the comparison of transportation modes, a salmon transportation route from the Faroe Islands (America’s 2nd largest source of imported fresh salmon) to Richmond, VA, USA, resulted in a roughly 98% reduction of emissions when shipped via sea rather than flown. In a case of transportation optimization, the reciprocal trade of beef between Costa Rica and the United States was found to result in at least 158,000 kg of CO2eq annually. These cases (and others) show the great need for better route optimization in food transportation systems.

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