scholarly journals Feasibility study of the insulation of the enclosing walls of high-rise buildings

2018 ◽  
Vol 245 ◽  
pp. 06006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga Gamayunova ◽  
Mikhail Petrichenko ◽  
Tatyana Musorina ◽  
Eliza Gumerova
Keyword(s):  
Feasibility Study ◽  
Thermal Insulation ◽  
Payback Period ◽  
Operating Costs ◽  
Optimum Thickness ◽  
Heating Period ◽  
Apartment Building ◽  
Capital Costs ◽  
High Rise ◽  
Additional Layer

On the example of a typical residential multi-apartment building, a feasibility study was carried out on the choice of energy-saving measures for the thermal insulation of facades. The decision to increase the energy efficiency of the building was made on the basis of calculating the loss of thermal energy through the external walls. Based on the parameters of the heating period, capital costs for additional thermal insulation of facades and calculated values of operating costs for heating, the optimum thickness of the additional layer of insulation is determined, in which the payback period assumes a minimum value.

scholarly journals INTEGRATED EVALUATION OF EXTERNAL WALL INSULATION IN RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS USING SWARA-TODIM MCDM METHOD

2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 103-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Audrius Ruzgys ◽  
Robertas Volvačiovas ◽  
Česlovas Ignatavičius ◽  
Zenonas Turskis
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Insulation ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Great Part ◽  
Residential Building ◽  
Payback Period ◽  
Apartment Building ◽  
External Wall ◽  
Water Vapour Diffusion ◽  
Price Duration ◽  
Mcdm Method

A great part of energy produced in Europe is consumed by old residential buildings. Consequently, it is necessary to retrofit energetically non-efficient buildings. However, there is a mass financial gap between cost effective retrofitting and upgrading to nearly zero energy building levels. The efficiency of apartment building modernization under current requirements applicable in Lithuania and the requirements for 2020 was analysed, focusing on thermal insulation of external walls. Six cases of residential building modernization in Lithuania were studied estimating criteria that are among the most important for implementation of apartment building modernization, such as the total cost of the external wall modernization, simple payback period, work duration, and other parameters related to the characteristics of thermal insulation systems. The weights of the criteria were calculated after an expert survey and using integrated SWARA-TODIM multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) method the best alternatives were ranked. After analyzing the differences between the current situation and upcoming requirements for rendered and ventilated type of façades, it can be stated that the final result depends more on price, duration of works, payback period, energy losses and water vapour diffusion than on the type of façade or insulation requirements applied at present or future.

scholarly journals Methodology for calculating the criteria of economic efficiency of investments in nuclear icebreakers

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 333-339
Author(s):  
Artem V. Klauz ◽  
Igor E. Frolov ◽  
Vladimir V. Kharitonov ◽  
Aleksandra A. Shaeva
Keyword(s):  
Discount Rate ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Financial Burden ◽  
Investment Project ◽  
Mathematical Expression ◽  
Cash Flows ◽  
Payback Period ◽  
Operating Costs ◽  
Investment Efficiency ◽  
Capital Costs

An economic and analytical model for evaluating the criteria of efficiency (profitability) of investments in the projects of innovative nuclear icebreakers of the Northern Sea Route is suggested. The model is based on the new analytical representation of the methodology for forecasting the investment project efficiency that is widely used in international practice. The mathematical expression for the net discounted income provides convenient formulas for calculating several investment efficiency criteria for nuclear icebreakers: internal rate of return, minimum annual revenues from icebreaker convoys, discounted payback period, and the volume of delivered cargo. The paper gives estimates of the criteria for the efficiency of investments in “Leader” class icebreakers that depend on the discount rate of cash flows, capital, and operating costs. It is shown that at high capital costs, typical for construction of “Leader” class nuclear icebreakers, the minimum required revenue of an icebreaker, representing a financial burden for ships transporting cargo along the NSR, rapidly increases with the growth of discount rate and the reduction of investment payback period. This means that the profitability of such icebreakers is only possible at low discount rates of 2–3% per year, which is an extremely low-interest credit. Even with low interest and impressive technical characteristics of the icebreaker (high speed of navigation, large number of ships in the caravan and their maximum capacity) the payback period would exceed 25 years.

Performance of lamella clarifiers for juice and syrup clarification

2017 ◽  
pp. 144-150
Author(s):  
Peter W. Rein ◽  
M. Getaz ◽  
A. Raghunandan ◽  
N. du Pleissis ◽  
H. Saleh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Residence Time ◽  
Flow Characteristics ◽  
Preliminary Test ◽  
Practical Experience ◽  
Operating Costs ◽  
Capital Costs ◽  
Computational Fluid Dynamics Cfd ◽  
Improved Performance ◽  
Work Done ◽  
Good Flow

A new design for syrup and juice clarifiers is presented. The design takes advantage of the considerably improved performance of clarifiers incorporating lamella plates, and the reasons for the improvement are outlined. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) work done to simulate the performance is summarised. This design enables the residence time to be dramatically reduced and the simplified design leads to cheaper and better clarifiers. Practical experience with factory scale units is described, confirming the good flow characteristics. The results of preliminary test work on a factory syrup clarifier are presented, which is also shown to operate efficiently as a phosphatation clarifier. In addition the performance of a full-scale juice clarifier has been evaluated and compared with the performance of a Rapidorr clarifier. This work confirms the considerable advantages which this type of design provides, in realising substantial reductions in residence time, capital costs and operating costs.

scholarly journals Optimum Thickness of Thermal Insulation with Both Economic and Ecological Costs of Heating and Cooling

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (13) ◽  
pp. 3835
Author(s):  
Robert Dylewski ◽  
Janusz Adamczyk
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Insulation ◽  
Construction Materials ◽  
Optimum Thickness ◽  
Degree Days ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Cooling Period ◽  
Heating And Cooling ◽  
Optimum Heat ◽  
Materials Used ◽  
Building Walls

The energy efficiency of the construction sector should be determined by the cleanliness of the environment and, thus, the health of society. The scientific aim of this article was to develop a methodology for determining the optimum thickness of thermal insulation, taking into account both economic and ecological aspects and considering both heating and cooling costs. The method takes into account the number of degree days of the heating period, as well as the number of degree days of the cooling period. Variants in terms of different types of thermal insulation, various types of construction materials for building walls, climatic zones and heat sources, were taken into consideration. In order to find the optimum thicknesses of thermal insulation, both in economic and ecological terms, a metacriterion was used. The optimum thicknesses of thermal insulation with the use of the metacriterion were obtained in the range of 0.11–0.55 m. It was observed that the values of the optimum heat transfer coefficients for economic and ecological reasons do not depend on the type of construction materials used for vertical walls. The type of applied heat source is of the greatest importance for the size of the economic and ecological benefits. The proposed mathematical model for determining the optimum thickness of thermal insulation with the use of a metacriterion is a kind of generalization of earlier models from the literature.

scholarly journals Feasibility Study of the Technical and Economic Performance of Grid-Connected PV System for Selected Rooftops in UTHM

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamad Fakrie Mohamad Ali ◽  
◽  
Mohd Noor Abdullah ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Feasibility Study ◽  
Crystalline Silicon ◽  
Electricity Consumption ◽  
Payback Period ◽  
Net Energy ◽  
Pv System ◽  
Pv Module ◽  
Electricity Bill ◽  
Pv Modules ◽  
Energy Metering

This paper presents the feasibility study of the technical and economic performances of grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) system for selected rooftops in Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM). The analysis of the electricity consumption and electricity bill data of UTHM campus show that the monthly electricity usage in UTHM campus is very high and expensive. The main purpose of this project is to reduce the annual electricity consumption and electricity bill of UTHM with Net Energy Metering (NEM) scheme. Therefore, the grid-connected PV system has been proposed at Dewan Sultan Ibrahim (DSI), Tunku Tun Aminah Library (TTAL), Fakulti Kejuruteraan Awam dan Alam Bina (FKAAS) and F2 buildings UTHM by using three types of PV modules which are mono-crystalline silicon (Mono-Si), poly-crystalline silicon (Poly-Si) and Thin-film. These three PV modules were modeled, simulated and calculated using Helioscope software with the capacity of 2,166.40kWp, 2,046.20kWp and 1,845kWp respectively for the total rooftop area of 190,302.9 ft². The economic analysis was conducted on the chosen three installed PV modules using RETScreen software. As a result, the Mono-Si showed the best PV module that can produce 2,332,327.40 kWh of PV energy, 4.4% of CO₂ reduction, 9.3 years of payback period considering 21 years of the contractual period and profit of RM4,932,274.58 for 11.7 years after payback period. Moreover, the proposed installation of 2,166.40kWp (Mono-SI PV module) can reduce the annual electricity bill and CO2 emission of 3.6% (RM421,561.93) and 4.4% (1,851.40 tCO₂) compared to the system without PV system.

scholarly journals FEASIBILY STUDY OF THE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION OF AGRIBIOMASS BRIQUETTES IN UKRAINE

2018 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 82-87
Author(s):  
G.G. Geletukha ◽  
T.A. Zheliezna ◽  
S.V. Drahniev ◽  
A.I. Bashtovyi
Keyword(s):  
Feasibility Study ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Payback Period ◽  
Biofuel Production ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Production And Consumption ◽  
Commercial Enterprise ◽  
Technical And Economic Indicators ◽  
Other Consumers

The purpose of the work is to carry out a preliminary feasibility study of some typical projects on the production and consumption of agribiomass briquettes in Ukraine. The task of the work is to analyse and summarize the results of the feasibility study. The research methods include an overview of the successful examples of the production and use of biomass briquettes in Ukraine, the identification of priority types of relevant projects, the assessment of the main technical and economic indicators of several typical bioenergy projects. The results of the work make it possible to conclude whether it is feasible or not to implement certain types of projects in this segment of bioenergy. It is shown that today in Ukraine there are already examples of successful implementation of projects on the production and consumption of different biomass type briquettes. These examples include projects implemented for grants and business projects. For Ukraine, several promising options for the production and use of biomass briquettes can be suggested. The three typical variants of the biofuel production projects are as follows: (1) a rural enterprise produces agribiomass briquettes and sells them as a substitute for expensive coal to the local population and other consumers using small boilers with manual loading; (2) villagers or members of a united territorial community create an energy cooperative within which they produce biomass briquettes for their own consumption; (3) a large agrarian enterprise produces briquettes from its own agricultural raw materials and sells the product partly to its employees, partly to other consumers. Typical types of projects for the use of biomass briquettes can be as follows: an individual consumer or a trade/service organization or an industrial/commercial enterprise uses biomass briquettes in an existing boiler (replacement of coal) or in a newly purchased boiler of the appropriate capacity (replacement of coal/natural gas). The results of the preliminary feasibility study of these typical projects show that all the projects are economically feasible with a discounted payback period of 3-5 years.

Diagnosis and Transformation of Air Conditioning and Refrigeration System for a Shopping Mall

2013 ◽  
Vol 664 ◽  
pp. 960-963 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cai Xia Zhu ◽  
Xiu Yong Zhao ◽  
Rui Liang Yang ◽  
Zi Long Xu
Keyword(s):  
Air Conditioning ◽  
Payback Period ◽  
Shopping Mall ◽  
Operating Costs ◽  
Refrigeration System ◽  
Time Investment

The problem of air conditioning and refrigeration system for a shopping mall is diagnosed in detail. Subsequently, transformation of air conditioning and refrigeration system is carried out. One-time investment, operating costs and payback period of this transformation is analyzed in detail. Result of this transformation shows this transformation is more successful.

Study on Spread of Fire Overflow on Building Facades with Insulation Materials

2013 ◽  
Vol 405-408 ◽  
pp. 2438-2442
Author(s):  
Yan Feng Li ◽  
Cong Cong Xu ◽  
Xue Fei Xing ◽  
Jin Zhang ◽  
Cheng Hu
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Thermal Insulation ◽  
Maximum Temperature ◽  
Computational Results ◽  
Exterior Wall ◽  
Insulation Layer ◽  
Insulation System ◽  
High Rise ◽  
Building Facades ◽  
Fire Barrier

Fire overflow on exterior wall with thermal insulation system has been studied by numerical simulation. The spread laws of fire overflow are analyzed through the temperature distribution near the window. The computational results are compared with those of test in the Exterior Insulation Fire Barrier Technical Guidelines (EIFBTG). It has been found that the calculated maximum temperature points is closed to the test on the first floor, the first ceiling, and the points near the above two windows. However, there are differences between two kinds of results above two floors and ceilings, and the points near the first window. It has also shown that when the HHR is 7.5KW, the scope of damage of exterior thermal insulation layer is about 15 square meters near the window. The research would provide reference for fire protection design of exterior wall thermal insulation in the high-rise buildings.

Investment Analysis of New Port Development Project As a Solution to Overload Problems in Long Ports

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 61-70
Author(s):  
Pandi Aditiya ◽  
Ahmad Herison ◽  
Ika Kustiani ◽  
Amril Ma’ruf Siregar
Keyword(s):  
Feasibility Study ◽  
Net Present Value ◽  
Payback Period ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Cost Ratio ◽  
Present Value ◽  
Port Development ◽  
Benefit Cost Ratio ◽  
Increasing Demand ◽  
Benefit Cost

The increasing demand for port services at the Panjang port causes high levels of ship queues. The solution to overcome this problem is to build a new port. However, this new port construction project has not yet conducted a feasibility study. The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility of port development in the Panjang district of Bandar Lampung in terms of investment or financial aspects. The methods are Benefit-Cost Ratio, Net Present Value, Payback Period, and Internal Rate of Return. The results of the feasibility study of the most profitable investment are in the seventh scenario, the Net Present Value (NPV) of Rp. 463,292,122,605.34, the BCR result of 1.2959, the IRR yield of 12.11% and the Payback Period (PP) occur in the year to thirty-seventh with an economic age of 60 years. The conclusion is that the construction of a new port can be a solution to overcome the overload of Panjang port.

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