Fuel Feasibility Study for Red River Army Depot Boiler Plant.

Abstract

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 comparision 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.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA009416

Entities

People

  • Larry Dale Ables

Organizations

  • United States Army Materiel Command

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Buildings And Structures
  • Conversion
  • Energy-Generating Resources
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Fossil Fuels
  • Materials

Readers

  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Theoretical Analysis.