Is your pipe insulation earning a profit for you

Journal Article · Mon Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1984 · Power; (United States)

OSTI ID:6107952

Rubin, F L

Summing up the incremental-analysis method begins with the concept that payback period, pretax rate of return, or other criteria can be set for the investment in insulation. The initial layer of insulation will almost always meet the requirements. Next step is to examine the first increment. If it, by itself, meets the requirements, then the next increment is looked at. When any increment fails to comply with the investment requirement, the analysis stops, and the selected thickness contains the last increment to meet the financial precondition. The insulation thickness selected by examining each increment is always less than what is selected by minimumannual-cost methods, when either a payback-period or a rate-of-return criterion is set up. Acceptable payback periods are generally so short that average energy costs can be assumed.

• Research Organization: Practical Heat Transfer Consultants Inc.
• OSTI ID: 6107952
• Journal Information: Power; (United States), Journal Name: Power; (United States) Vol. 128:10; ISSN POWEA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320303* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Industrial & Agricultural Processes-- Equipment & Processes
COST
DIMENSIONS
ECONOMICS
ENERGY LOSSES
HEAT LOSSES
INSTALLATION
INVESTMENT
LOSSES
OPTIMIZATION
PAYBACK PERIOD
PIPES
POWER PLANTS
THERMAL INSULATION
THICKNESS