A study was undertaken aimed at determining the causes of the divergences among published energy-intensity values and at preparing a set of consistent values. This volume presents the findings in relation to the passenger-transportation modes. After a brief overview of the important factors to be considered and the potential pitfalls facing users and analysts of energy-intensity values, a chapter is devoted to each of the major means of passenger transportation: air, automobile, bus, and rail. In each of these chapters, after a critique of the available data sources, a consistent time series of operational data and energy-intensity values is presented for the major sectors of each mode. Engineering simulations and data analysis are also carried out, quantifying the principal determinants of modal energy use to facilitate modification of current energy-intensity values to reflect changing operational and hardware-related parameters. Finally, matrices giving the great-circle distances and modal-circuity ratios among the 50 largest standard metropolitan statistical areas are included to facilitate intermodal comparisons. (ERA citation 04:030519)
Energy Intensity and Related Parameters of Selected Transportation Modes: Passenger Movements
1979
177 pages
Report
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English
Transportation Modes Competitiveness Evaluation of Passenger Corridor
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