Fuel feasibility study for Red River Army Depot boiler plant. Final report. [Economic breakeven points for conversion to fossil fuels]

Technical Report · Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 EDT 1975

OSTI ID:7364575

Ables, L D

This paper establishes economic breakeven points for the conversion to various fossil fuels as a function of time and pollution constraints for the main boiler plant at Red River Army Depot in Texarkana, Texas. In carrying out the objectives of this paper, the author develops what he considers to be the basic conversion costs and operating costs for each fossil fuel under investigation. These costs are analyzed by the use of the present worth comparison method, and the minimum cost difference between the present fuel and the proposed fuel which would justify the conversion to the proposed fuel is calculated. These calculated breakeven points allow a fast and easy method of determining the feasibility of a fuel by merely knowing the relative price difference between the fuels under consideration. (GRA)

• Research Organization: Army Material Command, Texarkana, Tex. (USA). Intern Training Center
• OSTI ID: 7364575
• Report Number(s): AD-A-009416; USAMC-ITC-02-08-75-201
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING
POLICY AND ECONOMY
02 PETROLEUM
01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
03 NATURAL GAS
BOILERS
FOSSIL FUELS
CENTRAL HEATING PLANTS
MILITARY FACILITIES
AIR POLLUTION
COAL
CONVERSION
COST
FUEL OILS
NATURAL GAS
TEXAS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
ENERGY SOURCES
FLUIDS
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
NORTH AMERICA
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
POLLUTION
SOUTHWEST REGION
USA
294000* - Energy Planning & Policy- Fossil Fuels
290200 - Energy Planning & Policy- Economics & Sociology
020500 - Petroleum- Products & By-Products
014000 - Coal
Lignite
& Peat- Combustion
030000 - Natural Gas