Question: In a dairy plant, milk at 4C is pasteurized continuously at 72C at a rate of 12 L/s for 24 h/day and 365 days/yr. The

In a dairy plant, milk at 4°C is pasteurized continuously at 72°C at a rate of 12 L/s for 24 h/day and 365 days/yr. The milk is heated to the pasteurizing temperature by hot water heated in a natural gas-fired boiler having an efficiency of 82 percent. The pasteurized milk is then cooled by cold water at 18°C before it is finally refrigerated back to 4°C. To save energy and money, the plant installs a regenerator that has an effectiveness of 82 percent. If the cost of natural gas is $1.04/therm (1 therm = 105,500 kJ), determine how much energy and money the regenerator will save this company per year and the annual reduction in energy destruction.

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