Strategies to achieve deep reductions in metropolitan transportation GHG emissions: the case of Philadelphia

ABSTRACT

This paper investigates strategies that could achieve an 80% reduction in transportation emissions from current levels by 2050 in the City of Philadelphia. The baseline daily lifecycle emissions generated by road transportation in the Greater Philadelphia Region in 2012 were quantified using trip information from the 2012 Household Travel Survey (HTS). Emissions were projected to the year 2050 accounting for population growth and trends in vehicle technology for both the Greater Philadelphia Region and the City of Philadelphia. The impacts of vehicle technology and shifts in travel modes on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 2050 were quantified using a scenario approach. The analysis of 12 different scenarios suggests that 80% reduction in emissions is technically feasible through a combination of active transportation, cleaner fuels for public transit vehicles, and a significant market penetration of battery-electric vehicles. The additional electricity demand associated with greater use of electric vehicles could amount to 10.8 TWh/year. The use of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) shows promising results due to high reductions in GHG emissions at a potentially manageable cost.     

Development and evaluation of a statistically reliable traffic counting program

This paper reviews the existing procedures to compute the seasonal factors, growth factors, and the number of automatic traffic recorder stations (ATRs) for developing a statistically reliable traffic counting program. The review is based on, (i) theoretical evaluation of the procedures, (ii) analysis of the results obtained from applying these procedures to extensive real life data, and (iii) experience of past researchers with these methods. The paper primarily deals with existing statistical procedures for determining seasonal factors, since it is believed that these factors play the most important role in estimating Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADTs) from short counts. The procedure of cluster analysis (which is most commonly used to determine seasonal factors) is critically reviewed. The shortcomings of this method motivated the development of a different statistical procedure, based on regression analysis, to determine seasonal factors. It is shown that this newly developed method gives better results than the cluster analysis techniques. Furthermore, separate sections are dedicated to a thorough analysis of determination of number of ATR stations and computation of growth factors.     

北内环清管过程中清管球滞留问题研究

为保证北内环平稳、高效、安全输送天然气,对其进行清管通球。在清管过程中出现3次清管球滞留情况,针对这些滞留情况,从清管球在管道中的受力情况、清管球在三通处出现形状变化2个方面分析讨论了清管球滞留原因;从建立较大背压发球、增加清管球过盈量、改变三通倾斜方向3个方面来研究解决问题的方法,证明均不符合实际情况;通过对比清管球、皮碗清管器、泡沫清管器3种设备的优缺点,最后选择泡沫清管器为北内环清管最优的清管器材。     

船载GPS在内河海事监管中的应用研究

文章阐述了百色辖区内河的通航环境、渡口渡工特点和营运渡船状况,分析了远洋航行定位技术在百色右江客渡船舶上运用的可行性,并提出了利用船载GPS设备进行内河海事监管的具体措施,为提升海事监管能力提供有效的技术支持。     

基于PHA-LEC-SCL法公路隧道施工安全评价研究

为了制定科学的公路隧道施工安全评价的基本模式,针对公路隧道施工的危险、有害因素的危害程度及特殊工艺,将公路隧道施工系统分为隧道开挖、爆破、施工用电、施工通风、出碴与洞内运输、支护衬砌等6个主要子系统.运用预先危险性分析法(PHA)对公路隧道施工的危险、危害因素进行辨识和定性分析,结合作业条件危险性评价法(LEC)对公路隧道施工系统中各子系统进行危险性评价,定量分析计算PHA中的子系统各个危险因素的危险等级,并采用安全检查表(SCL)对公路隧道施工现场进行安全综合评价,建立了安全评价方法之间的内在联系.PHA-LEC-SCL法确立了公路隧道施工安全评价的基本模式.     

钢波纹管涵在高速公路应用的经济性分析

文章简要介绍了毕威高速公路填方路基段钢波纹管涵与盖板涵的经济性分析,并总结了钢波纹管涵应用的经济和社会效益。     

LNG卸料臂与船对接法兰面泄漏分析

LNG卸料臂是LNG卸载过程中最重要的设备之一,而卸载过程中卸料臂与船对接法兰面最易发生泄漏,因此避免其泄漏很重要。文中以某LNG接收站为例,简要介绍卸料臂预冷流程;对曾经发生过的泄漏展开分析,结果发现预冷速度过快是造成对接法兰面泄漏的主要原因;提出了相应的改进措施。改进之后,此LNG接收站卸船期间再未出现卸料臂与船对接法兰面泄漏的问题。     

探讨危旧桥梁加固的有关技术问题

随着国家经济建设脚步的加快,路桥的建设技术也在不断的进步,危旧桥梁的加固处理也成为桥梁建设的热点话题之一。因为公路车流量的增多,在上世纪末建设的桥梁一直都存在过载使用的问题,过多的重型车辆对危旧桥梁的使用也是一项巨大的考验。在一些使用年限比较久的桥梁中,出现了桥体老化现象。本文就危旧桥梁加固的有关技术问题进行了探讨。     

柴油添加剂功效判断的非台架试验方法研究

研究开发出一种评价柴油添加剂功效好坏的非台架试验判断法———灰色相关分析法。通过测定加入待测添加剂后的柴油样品的物理性质和加入已知功效较好的柴油添加剂的柴油样品的物理性质,做出灰色相关分析,综合关联顺序以评定其功效好坏。应用这个方法,可以推断出柴油样品的表面张力是影响燃烧的主要因素,其次是黏度、十六烷值和燃点。从而,比较准确地判断柴油添加剂功效的高低。     

基于机油光谱分析的柴油机磨损规律建模研究

基于某型柴油机在寿命考核期内机油光谱分析数据的分析,提出了在利用磨损浓度值建模前进行数据预处理和利用时间序列建立磨损规律的方法,经实际检验,验证了该方法的正确性。