District heating/cooling feasibility, City of Devils Lake, North Dakota. Final report

Technical Report · Mon Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:5240146

Zaiser, S L

The results of two separate studies prepared over a ten month period, both under the auspices of the Devils Lake Steam Heat Authority of Devils Lake, North Dakota are combined. The first study, a multiple fuels feasibility analysis, dealt with the advisability of converting the existing gas/oil fired boiler plant to other fuels such as coal or solid waste, assuming the plant continued to serve only existing customers on the existing steam distribution system. The second study investigated the merits of various levels of expansion of the distribution system to serve major entities such as medical facilities and schools, plus possible relocation of the boiler plant to a more central location and utilizing data from the first study relative to optimum fuels. Both studies used 20 to 25 year life cycle cost analysis to reflect capital cost recovery and probable escalation of the various costs involved with central steam generation.

• Research Organization: Engineer-Architects, Grand Forks, ND (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AI01-81CS24362
• OSTI ID: 5240146
• Report Number(s): DOE/CS/24362-T20; ON: DE84004707
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
CENTRAL HEATING PLANTS
FUEL SUBSTITUTION
DISTRICT COOLING
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
DISTRICT HEATING
BOILERS
COAL
FUEL OILS
LIFE-CYCLE COST
NATURAL GAS
SOLID WASTES
STEAM SYSTEMS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
COOLING
COST
ENERGY SOURCES
ENERGY SYSTEMS
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
HEATING
LIQUID FUELS
MATERIALS
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
WASTES
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