Publication detail

Energy and water savings in military base camps

TOUŠ, M. MÁŠA, V. VONDRA, M.

Original Title

Energy and water savings in military base camps

Type

journal article in Scopus

Language

English

Original Abstract

Energy efficiency and resource savings have become a significant part of the base camp planning process. It is especially important in the case of forward operating bases that are dependent on supplies of fuel, water and other resources. Protection of supply convoys dramatically increases the cost of each commodity; therefore, even small-scale savings are very reasonable. However, a simple installation and operation as well as a minimum maintenance are required. This paper deals with saving measures for laundry, hot water, and potable water production. In the case of laundry, it is water re-use, laundry service, and efficiency increase of machines. Forward operating bases are typically equipped with fuel oil-powered generators for electricity production. There is a great potential for waste heat recovery for hot water preparation. In the case of potable water production, it is transformation of sea or brackish water into potable water using evaporation. The benefits of the proposed measures are demonstrated in a case study considering a base camp with 200 occupants. An economic analysis was carried out to show profitability of these measures. All of them have a pay-back period less than 2 years. Introduction of saving measures in a forward operating base is not only a matter of cost but also of security as suppling units may suffer from enemy assault. The lower need of supplies the lower risk of enemy assault. © 2019, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.

Keywords

Energy efficiency, Laundry, Military base camp, Waste heat recovery, Water savings

Authors

TOUŠ, M.; MÁŠA, V.; VONDRA, M.

Released

23. 8. 2019

Publisher

Springer Verlag

Location

Heidelberg, Germany

ISBN

1868-3967

Periodical

Energy Systems

Year of study

12

Number

3

State

Federal Republic of Germany

Pages from

545

Pages to

562

Pages count

18

URL

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12667-019-00354-y

BibTex

@article{BUT170206,
  author="Michal {Touš} and Vítězslav {Máša} and Marek {Vondra}",
  title="Energy and water savings in military base camps",
  journal="Energy Systems",
  year="2019",
  volume="12",
  number="3",
  pages="545--562",
  doi="10.1007/s12667-019-00354-y",
  issn="1868-3967",
  url="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12667-019-00354-y"
}