COSTEAM Expansion and Improvements: Design of a Coal-Fired Atmospheric Fluidized Bed Submodel, an Oil-Fired Submodel and Input/Output Improvements

摘要

COSTEAM is an interactive computer model designed to estimate the cost of industrial steam produced by various steam plant technologies. At the end of Phase I development, the COSTEAM model included only one submodel to calculate the capital and operating costs of a conventional coal-fired boiler plant with environmental control systems. This report describes the results of Phase II development. Two new submodels are added which calculate costs for steam produced by coal-fired atmospheric fluidized bed boilers and by oil-fired boilers. COSTEAM input/output capabilities are also improved. (ERA citation 06:011444)