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DTIC ADA607873: Study of Naval Air Station Operations to Reduce Fue... |
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Naval aviation accounts for 54% of all naval fuel usage. |
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With such a large footprint, even small reductions in |
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fuel consumption can have a significant impact on the |
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bottom line. Recognizing this fact, the Chief of Naval |
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Operations has targeted naval aviation to achieve a 4% |
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reduction in non-mission fuel burn without adversely |
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affecting mission execution or safety. In this thesis, we |
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model ground operations at Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana |
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and NAS Lemoore to identify and reduce the time an |
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aircraft spends with engines online during post-flight |
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operations. Specifically, by reducing the processes |
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performed while conducting hot brake checks and reducing |
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resources required at the hot skids, we are able to save |
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over $8 million at NAS Oceana and Lemoore alone. In |
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addition, we have identified zero-cost coordination |
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efforts that increase synchronization of fuel truck |
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delivery to their consumers, such as noting refueling |
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intentions on schedules to allow fuel truck managers to |
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allocate trucks more efficiently, leading to additional |
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savings. We provide recommendations specific to each base |
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and recommendations that can be adopted fleet-wide. |
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Finally, we identify that the current allocation of |
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aircraft among bases is suboptimal and provide policy |
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recommendations that would improve overall readiness. |
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Date Published: 2018-09-25 12:08:55 |
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Identifier: DTIC_ADA607873 |
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Item Size: 42588361 |
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Language: english |
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Media Type: texts |
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