A method is discussed which could be adopted to evaluate the through-life costs of diesel engines with particular reference to fuel costs. It considers a case where one engine has a better fuel consumption than another and evaluates typical first costs, maintenance costs and improved availability that would have to prevail to justify the purchase of the engine with the poorer fuel consumption. It is based on the performance of the existing BR Type 3 (Class 37) and a proposed new type 3 locomotive and considers life cost over 25 and 30 years.


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    Title :

    The importance of fuel costs in the consideration of through-life costs of diesel engines


    Additional title:

    Bedeutung von Kraftstoffkosten bei der Berechnung der Gesamtkosten eines Dieselmotors


    Contributors:
    Dunn, K. (author)


    Publication date :

    1987


    Size :

    5 Seiten, 2 Bilder, 8 Tabellen, 3 Quellen


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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