The addition of a heat recovery system to a process is being considered. The costs of the

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The addition of a heat recovery system to a process is being considered. The costs of the heat exchangers and other economic parameters are: Installed cost of new heat exchangers = $4,500,000

Time over which cost comparison should be made = 8 years

Internal hurdle rate = 6.5% p.a.

What is the minimum yearly savings required for the heat recovery system to be economically attractive?

If the yearly savings were $1,050,000/y what would be the discounted payback period for the investment?

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Analysis Synthesis And Design Of Chemical Processes

ISBN: 9780134177403

5th Edition

Authors: Richard Turton, Joseph Shaeiwitz, Debangsu Bhattacharyya, Wallace Whiting

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