Asymmetry in transport fuel demand: Evidence from household level data

Models for gasoline demand for transportation activities generally assume that demand is perfectly reversible with respect to gasoline price (and income). The small literature which relaxes the reversibility assumption in gasoline demand argues technological fixation leads to this asymmetry and utilizes aggregate time-series model to find evidence in favour of asymmetry. In this research it is suggested that there could also be behavioural factors behind this asymmetric response, possibly due to the loss aversion nature of human beings as described in the prospect theory. For the first time, household level data was used to understand asymmetry in gasoline demand in response to changes in gasoline price and income. There was statistical evidence that gasoline price and income both can induce asymmetric changes in gasoline demand among households. Specifically, elasticity with respect to rising prices and falling income is larger than the elasticity with respect to falling prices and rising income respectively, which is consistent with loss aversion in gasoline purchase behaviour. There was also some evidence of heterogeneity in the asymmetric responses between urban and rural households. The results have implications for transport-related energy tax policies or subsidies, while the method can be applied directly for non-energy goods as well.     

提高柴油机供油系统可靠性探讨

柴油机的供油系统是柴油机的重要组成部分,是柴油机的心脏与血脉,它对柴油机的燃烧以及柴油机的动力性、经济性、可靠性和排放特性等一系列性能指标有着有直接的影响。统计数据表明,在柴油机的各种故障中,供油系统的故障比例最高．本文对柴油机供油系统进行可靠性分析,并对如何提高其可靠性提出建议．     

RBF神经网络在柴油机燃油系统故障诊断中的应用研究

本文主要介绍了径向基（RBF）神经网络在柴油机燃油系统故障诊断中的应用,并且首次将神经网络和虚拟仪器技术相结合,成功用于柴油机故障诊断中。比较了RBF和误差反传（BP）神经网络的学习速度和诊断精度。研究表明,将RBF神经网络和虚拟仪器相结合进行柴油机故障诊断具有良好的诊断效果和精度,有很好的工程应用前景。     

几种典型的大型集装箱船导轨结构特性对比计算分析

本文以固定装载型式导轨和混合装载型式导轨为研究对象,基于有限元方法分析了不同集装箱装载工况对导轨强度、刚度的影响,同时在相同集装箱装载工况下,对不同导轨的强度、刚度进行了对比分析。结果可为集装箱导轨的设计优化提供了一定的参考。     

船用柴油机12PA6B超负荷性能试验研究

我国船用柴油机功率标准规定柴油机应能够在超负荷功率(即110%标定功率)下连续运转。超负荷工况各参数变化可以反映柴油机的整体性能,是船用柴油机负荷试验的重要工况点。本文通过陕柴重工生产的12PA6B柴油机的负荷试验,研究证实该机型在超负荷工况下能保持较低的燃油消耗率和烟度排放,以及较高的功率和扭矩输出。     

An operational activity-based method to estimate CO2 emissions from container shipping considering empty container repositioning

This paper develops an operational activity-based method to estimate CO₂ emissions from container shipping in contrasts to the traditional aggregated activity-based method. Two case studies investigate the impacts of empty container repositioning policies and port handling capacity on CO₂ emission index. The results show that the aggregated method could well overestimate CO₂ emissions and the operational activity-based method is more appropriate. The paper also demonstrates that high port-handling capacity and efficient empty container repositioning could reduce CO₂ emissions in seaborne container transportation.     

中压直流综合电力系统燃油经济性调度策略

由于研究对象、运行要求和调控手段存在差异,陆用电力系统和传统船用电力系统的燃油经济性策略无法直接应用到中压直流综合电力系统中。针对中压直流综合电力系统的能量优化调控需求,建立综合电力系统燃油经济性调度模型,提出基于分层优化方法的系统燃油经济性调度优化算法,实现对整流发电机组出力的优化。同时,提出适用于中压直流综合电力系统燃油经济性优化调度的方法,实现对发电机出力的优化调度,并通过仿真试验验证该方法的有效性。     

The Alternative Motor Fuels Act, alternative-fuel vehicles, and greenhouse gas emissions

The corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standard is the major policy tool to improve the fleet average miles per gallon of automobile manufacturers in the US. The Alternative Motor Fuels Act (AMFA) provides special treatment in calculating the fuel economy of alternative-fuel vehicles to give manufacturers CAFE incentives to produce more alternative-fuel vehicles. AMFA has as its goals an increase in the production of alternative-fuel vehicles and a decrease in gasoline consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. This paper examines theoretically the effects of the program set up under AMFA. It finds that, under some conditions, this program may actually increase the production of fuel-inefficient gasoline vehicles, gasoline consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.     

燃料电池气体温湿度与电堆性能分析

系统性能指标是实现燃料电池工程化应用的瓶颈之一,系统搭建和调试过程中,空气与燃料温湿度是影响质子交换膜燃料电池性能的重要因素,对系统控制策略和辅机搭配方案的制定产生很大影响。本文通过实验与统计相结合的研究方式,研究15 kW燃料电池电堆在增湿温度分别为60℃、70℃和80℃条件下分别进行氢空单侧增湿、双侧增湿和不增湿时的输出功率、发电效率和单电池电压一致性。其中输出功率采用测试台直接测量、发电效率通过经验公式计算、电压一致性则通过巡检记录和统计方法相结合的方式评价。结果表明70℃时各增湿方案下优于其他温度同等湿度条件下的电堆性能,有增湿条件明显优于无增湿方案电堆性能,而双侧增湿和氢空单侧增湿对电堆性能影响不大。     

船舶绿色电源PEMFC及其性能影响因素分析

能源与环境制约了各国经济的持续发展,绿色船舶成为当前船舶行业的发展趋势,燃料电池作为绿色电源在船舶行业具有广阔的应用前景。燃料电池是一种多输入的电化学反应装置,影响因素较多。该文在验证了质子交换膜燃料电池(Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells,PEMFC)稳态建模正确性的基础上,通过稳态建模,利用MATLAB对影响PEMFC性能的各因素进行了分析讨论,并给出了各影响因素的影响大小。最后,在PEMFC的控制和设计上提出了一些指导性的建议。