Diesel-Electric Cogenerating Power Plant Assessment for Remote Site Applications.

Abstract

This program was directed toward assessing the Life Cycle Cost (LCC) of state-of-the-art diesel-electric cogenerating power plants at Air Force remote sites. This report assesses the LCC's of present and future diesel cogenerating plants for use at the Distant Early Warning Line (DEWLine) radar sites in Alaska and Canada. The LCC consists of the fuel cost, acquisition cost, and the operation and maintenance cost. These costs were evaluated in constant 1985 dollars with no escalation or depreciation over a 20 year power plant life. The electrical size of the individual plants on the DEWLine ranged from 60 to 500 kilowatts (kW). The main emphasis of this study was on the 200 kW size power plants. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA178553

Entities

People

  • Henry N. Chuang

Organizations

  • University of Dayton

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Calorific Value
  • Case Studies
  • Efficiency
  • Engineering
  • Generators
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Heat Exchangers
  • Hot Water
  • Life Cycle Costs
  • Life Cycles
  • Maintenance Costs
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Security
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.