tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5859094080858570248.post780728533981087436..comments2024-03-28T13:00:43.523+05:30Comments on Rapid Uplift: An Idle ThreatSuvrat Kherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18281172632784780810noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5859094080858570248.post-76560016795034175522012-07-19T10:04:45.995+05:302012-07-19T10:04:45.995+05:30Harshit-- look up my email from my profile page an...Harshit-- look up my email from my profile page and email me for some resources..Suvrat Kherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281172632784780810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5859094080858570248.post-39413589885683976042012-07-17T23:00:55.993+05:302012-07-17T23:00:55.993+05:30great info... i m making a project in which i need...great info... i m making a project in which i need the info about how much does a car ,truck bike or any other vehicle emit its pollution and consume fuel in one minute in indian traffic......plz provide me with statistical data with reference to india ......plz help as soon as possibleharshit agrawalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02365284528297000068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5859094080858570248.post-48930718613518575582008-02-29T03:20:00.000+05:302008-02-29T03:20:00.000+05:30In researching this same topic for a work project ...In researching this same topic for a work project I learned that the average American idles for 10 minutes each day! This makes the volume of CO2 emitted and fuel wasted even more shocking. http://www.consumerenergycenter.org/myths/idling.htmlWillVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05408892644979655335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5859094080858570248.post-81423536114057050832007-09-22T16:53:00.000+05:302007-09-22T16:53:00.000+05:302 questions are there.One is whether we need a car...2 questions are there.<BR/>One is whether we need a car? And <BR/>Other is what is the efficiency of our engine?<BR/><BR/>answer to the first question is city should have efficient public transportation system.<BR/><BR/>our vehicles are running on IC engine, which has efficiency less than 25%. That means we are wasting 75% of the energy. Whether it is running or idling doesn’t matter. <BR/><BR/>Do we need to run this inefficient engine? Is there any alternatives?<BR/><BR/>Yes. There is. Electric motors has an efficiency of 80%. We invented it 200 years back. But still now also we are not using it in our vehicles. <BR/><BR/>Electricity production also produces CO2. But since it is done by big power plants they incorporate sophisticated pollution control measures. Also big power plants uses turbine instead of IC engine. Turbine also has an efficiency of 80%.<BR/><BR/>So moving to electric vehicles is the only option. But the petrol and automobile mafia does not allow this. they shows lot of ad to make people to slave of automobiles. There is a movie on this “Who Killed Electric Vehicles”.<BR/><BR/>But we can do some small things in our life.<BR/>1. Reduce the use petrol/diesel<BR/>2. If possible try to use public transportation.<BR/>3. Do not buy automobiles if possible. <BR/>4. Buy electric vehicles<BR/>5. Avoid air travel<BR/>6. Live near to office<BR/>7. Use bicycles for small distance travel.<BR/>8. Respect pedestrian and cyclists.<BR/><BR/>Most important:<BR/><BR/><B>Do not use automobiles to show your ego.</B><BR/><BR/>Thanks,<BR/>jagadeesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5859094080858570248.post-90596003378658822272007-09-02T20:01:00.000+05:302007-09-02T20:01:00.000+05:30Is violence part of the Canadian way of doing thin...Is violence part of the Canadian way of doing things? Maybe a kick on the backside.<BR/><BR/>cheersSuvrat Kherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281172632784780810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5859094080858570248.post-32638110144645688612007-08-31T02:39:00.000+05:302007-08-31T02:39:00.000+05:30Ah, thanks for the clarification.Any recommendatio...Ah, thanks for the clarification.<BR/><BR/>Any recommendations on what to yell at people obnoxiously idling? I'm thinking here of the people who sit in the fire lane outside a building while a passenger goes inside for "just a second" that is invariably longer than 120 seconds. My usual rude approach doesn't seem likely to be useful.TheBrummellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08973380652057861796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5859094080858570248.post-63033671029150091142007-08-29T10:41:00.000+05:302007-08-29T10:41:00.000+05:30Yes, apparently the recommendation is to switch of...Yes, apparently the recommendation is to switch off engines if you are going to be waiting for more than about 10 seconds.<BR/><BR/>Regarding truck idling this was my source-<BR/>http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/cmaqpgs/idlereduct/index.htm<BR/><BR/>Regarding fuel chemistry-<BR/>That particular Canadian website does not, but this does- http://www.epa.gov/otaq/climate/420f05001.htm<BR/><BR/>In short-<BR/><BR/>CO2 emissions from a gallon of diesel = 2,778 grams x 0.99 x (44/12) = 10,084 grams = 10.1 kg/gallon<BR/><BR/>where 2,778 grams is Diesel carbon content per gallon<BR/><BR/>0.99 is oxidation factor for carbon<BR/><BR/>44/12- molecular weight of CO2 divided by molecular weight of Carbon<BR/><BR/>So a billion tonnes of diesel will emit about 10.1 million tonnes of CO2 (not 11 million as i mentioned in the blog. I will post an edit).Suvrat Kherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281172632784780810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5859094080858570248.post-59495220456635726682007-08-28T22:02:00.000+05:302007-08-28T22:02:00.000+05:30This is plays to one of the under-advertised stren...This is plays to one of the under-advertised strengths of hybrid vehicles such as the Toyota Prius. I don't know much about those cars, but I have seen several references to their habit of switching off the gasoline engine about 3 seconds after the vehicle comes to a complete stop, for example at a red light. Thus, no idling.<BR/><BR/>But, part of this confuses me:<BR/><I>Trucks in the United States consume about 1 billion gallons of diesel annually while idling! This amounts to about 11 million tons of CO2 emitted annually.</I><BR/><BR/>One billion gallons of diesel does not result in 11 million tons of CO2, not directly through the (rather basic) chemistry I'm familiar with. I have not yet checked; does that Canadian website you link to explain the chemistry of fuel-to-CO2 conversion ratios?TheBrummellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08973380652057861796noreply@blogger.com