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Truck Diesel SH¤

Medium-Duty Truck - Short Haul Overview¤

The Medium-Duty Truck for Short-Haul operations represents a class of robust vehicles engineered for transporting substantial loads over moderate distances. These trucks are single units with more than four tires, designed with a maximum range of up to 320 km, making them ideal for regional distribution tasks.

Medium-Duty Truck Short-Haul Performance Metrics¤

  • Operational Range: Capable of covering distances up to 320 km, tailored for short-haul logistics.
  • Annual Mileage (dannual): The truck class maintains a yearly operational distance of 26,600 km.
  • Load Capacity (nlpv): With an average load capacity of 0.98 tonnes per vehicle.
  • Capacity Factor: A 10% capacity utilization factor is applied, as detailed by Schnidrig1.
  • Reference Capacity: Achieving a reference capacity of 29.76 tonne-kilometers per hour (tkm/h), these trucks are optimally configured for regional distribution networks.

The formula used to calculate the reference capacity is as follows:

\[ ref_{capacity} = \dfrac{d_{annual} \cdot n_{lpv}}{8760 \cdot 0.10} \]

This equation considers the annual distance covered, the average load capacity, and the capacity utilization rate, emphasizing the trucks’ utility and efficiency in short-haul transportation tasks.

Diesel¤

An internal combustion engine (ICE) is a type of heat engine where fuel combustion takes place inside a chamber. This causes an increase in temperature and pressure. This pressure is then applied directly to pistons, rotors or a nozzle, which converts the thermal energy of combustion into mechanical energy to move the vehicle. However, this combustion generates numerous substances with potential impacts on human health and the environment, including :

  • Carbon Dioxide (CO2): a GHG contributing to climate change and ocean acidification.

  • Nitrogen Oxides (NOx): precursors to the formation of photochemical ozone (smog), which promotes respiratory problems, and causes, among other things, the acidification of terrestrial and aquatic environments and the eutrophication of the marine environment.

  • Particle Matter (PM): potentially causing respiratory problems when inhaled.

  • Carbon Monoxide (CO): considered toxic to humans and animals.

Diesel engines, which also run on biodiesel and synthetic fuels, do not require spark plugs but rely on fuel vapour compression to trigger combustion.

Diesel fuel has an LHV of 11.83 [kWh/kg], making it a common choice for heavy-duty transportation due to its high energy density and efficiency.

ES Model Integration¤

All the parameters concerning the Truck Diesel SH are listed in the table below.

entry_key value unit sets source_reference
CO2_E (layer) 0.774 kg_CO2 NA Agez, Maxime; Ménard, Jean-François; Saunier, François, (2022): "Analyse du Cycle de Vie de Filières Énergétiques et de Leur Utilisation pour le Transport Routier au Québec – Partie 2 : Utilisation"
DIESEL (layer) -3.095 kWh NA Agez, Maxime; Ménard, Jean-François; Saunier, François, (2022): "Analyse du Cycle de Vie de Filières Énergétiques et de Leur Utilisation pour le Transport Routier au Québec – Partie 2 : Utilisation"
MOB_FREIGHT_ROAD (layer) 1 tkm NA Agez, Maxime; Ménard, Jean-François; Saunier, François, (2022): "Analyse du Cycle de Vie de Filières Énergétiques et de Leur Utilisation pour le Transport Routier au Québec – Partie 2 : Utilisation"
c_inv 3151.88 CAD/(tkm/h) NA Agez, Maxime; Ménard, Jean-François; Saunier, François, (2022): "Analyse du Cycle de Vie de Filières Énergétiques et de Leur Utilisation pour le Transport Routier au Québec – Partie 2 : Utilisation"
c_maint 141.4 CAD/(tkm/h)/y NA Agez, Maxime; Ménard, Jean-François; Saunier, François, (2022): "Analyse du Cycle de Vie de Filières Énergétiques et de Leur Utilisation pour le Transport Routier au Québec – Partie 2 : Utilisation"
lifetime 15 y NA Agez, Maxime; Ménard, Jean-François; Saunier, François, (2022): "Analyse du Cycle de Vie de Filières Énergétiques et de Leur Utilisation pour le Transport Routier au Québec – Partie 2 : Utilisation"
ref_size 29.76 tkm/h NA Agez, Maxime; Ménard, Jean-François; Saunier, François, (2022): "Analyse du Cycle de Vie de Filières Énergétiques et de Leur Utilisation pour le Transport Routier au Québec – Partie 2 : Utilisation"

References¤

Data Sources
Agez, Maxime; Ménard, Jean-François; Saunier, François. (2022). "Analyse du Cycle de Vie de Filières Énergétiques et de Leur Utilisation pour le Transport Routier au Québec – Partie 2 : Utilisation"

  1. Jonas Schnidrig, “Assessment of Green Mobility Scenarios on European Energy Systems” (EPFL, 2020). ↩