Use of Biodiesel in a Transit Fleet (2007) / Chapter Skim
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ROARING FORK TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY Agency Profile The Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA) , Aspen, Colorado, operates 84 heavy-duty transit buses, including 7 hybrids, all powered by diesel engines.
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33 No Problems .
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thicken. As a result, the mixing that was to occur during the splash-blending process had not taken place.
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35 Employees Matter Even More According to RFTA, the real success of a biodiesel program rests largely with the employees, most notably the maintenance staff. RFTA's maintenance staff is comprised of loyal, dedicated employees that rose to the challenges of using biodiesel and made it work.
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• Review goals – Quantify reductions in petroleum-based fuels, – Relate results to U.S. agricultural benefits, and – Identify green house gas emissions reductions.
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37 OEMs to identify which component materials in their products were not compatible with B100. Although the OEMs raised no fuel compatibility issues, the agency put in place a proactive program to monitor fuel pumps, lines, seals, gaskets, and other components for leaks and degradation to ensure that there were no compatibility issues.
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Secondary fuel filter life was extended from 6,000 to 12,000 miles because the primary fuel filters were effective at trapping what little contaminates were left in the fuel system. Emissions An emissions study was conducted in Columbus using federal EPA modeling that calculates emissions outputs based on specific engines.
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