Development of the Heat-Recovery Incinerator Feasibility (HRIFEAS) Computer Program
Abstract
Army installations must provide their communities with adequate, economical waste disposal. To minimize disposal costs and use the thermal energy available in waste, the Army has constructed six Heat Recovery Incinerator (HRI) plants and has nearly completed a seventh. All the working HRI plants have experienced significant design and operational problems, highlighting the need for a consistent, standardized method to evaluate HRIs in the planning stages. The Heat-Recovery Incinerator Feasibility (HRIFEAS) computer program was written to fill that need by allowing a comparison of the costs of building and operating HRIs with landfill costs. HRIFEAS is a program designed for use with any IBM-compatible personal computer. The program prompts for information needed for economic analysis (e.g., waste amount, operating schedule, fuel type and cost). If quantities are unknown, the program provides defaults or suggests ranges of values. Outputs are automatically input to the Life Cycle Cost in Design (LCCID) program, which carries out the economic analysis. HRIFEAS calculates the best size for the planned facility, capital construction cost, operation and maintenance cost, fuel requirements, thermal output, and savings in landfill costs, and compares those costs to landfill costs for the same time period.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1992
- Accession Number
- ADA254618
Entities
People
- Kenneth E. Griggs
Organizations
- Construction Engineering Research Laboratory