Estimated Navy Cost Avoidance:
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Minimum annual:
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$ 1,500 K
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Minimum 15 Year:
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$ 22,500 K
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| The Navy has obtained the IR Temperature Probe and will be installing it on USS Peleliu (LHA-5) in June 2009. This is part of a much wider Navy effort to produce fuel savings by 2-3%. The tests will be run for at least six months. It should be noted that there are other temperature probe models also being evaluated. |
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Problem:
| U.S. Navy surface ship boilers are not optimized and, therefore, the efficiency is not maximized. This in turn wastes fuel and also releases excessive emissions to the environment. |
Solution:
| Commercial industry uses infrared temperature monitors, along with programmable logic controllers (PLCs) to optimize their boilers. The flue gas analyzer, infrared thermometer, and the PLCs are estimated to get a 2% fuel savings. |
Fleet Impact:
| The estimated savings are conservatively low, and with the cost of fuel rising, the actual savings will probably be a lot higher in the years to come. This technology is originally slated for use on a small percentage of landing craft ships in the Fleet. |
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