Cost model of industrial fluidized bed boilers

Journal Article · Wed Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1983 · J. Sol. Energy Eng.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9402(1983)109:2(113)· OSTI ID:5205292

Kennan, J D; Maguire, M

Fluidized bed combustion in industrial applications offers many advantages from the resource utilization and the air quality points of view. A cash flow model is developed to predict the economic consequences of an investment in an industrial coal-fired atmospheric fluidized bed combustion boiler. The return on investment is calculated for boilers in the range of 50,000 to 500,000 lb/hr. The investment costs range from $3.8 to $28.8 million, returns on investment from 8.4% to 14.2%. These returns are not adequate to justify the investment. A sensitivity analysis shows that the most influential variables are the costs of the fossil fuels--the net difference between the displaced natural gas and residual fuel oil vs. the coal used in the fluidized bed boiler.

• Research Organization: Dept. of Civil and Urban Engrg., Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
• OSTI ID: 5205292
• Journal Information: J. Sol. Energy Eng.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Sol. Energy Eng.; (United States) Vol. 109:2; ISSN JSEED
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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