Life-cycle cost analysis of residential heat pumps and alternative HVAC (heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning) systems

1987 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. C. Mei ◽  
E. A. Nephew
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Cost Analysis ◽  
Life Cycle Cost ◽  
Air Conditioning ◽  
Heat Pumps ◽  
Life Cycle Cost Analysis ◽  
Air Conditioning Systems

scholarly journals Perancangan Sistem Tata Udara Ditinjau dari Aspek Energi dan Biaya pada Bangunan Hotel di Semarang

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 97-106
Author(s):  
Agus Marjianto ◽  
Dave Mangindaan
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Cost Analysis ◽  
Life Cycle Cost ◽  
Air Conditioning ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Cost Calculation ◽  
Life Cycle Cost Analysis ◽  
Cooling Load ◽  
Air Conditioning System ◽  
Central Air Conditioning

[Design of air conditioning system based on the energy and costs aspect of  hotel buildings in Semarang] Indonesia’s economic growth has been above 5% for the past few years. Tourism industry is one of the sectors that shows a significant progress. The improvement in tourism industry has to be supported with good hospitality industry as well. Air conditioning system is one of the main utilities in a hotel building. The design of the air conditioning system for a hotel building must pay close attention to the thermal comfort factor for the guests, safety factor, and energy and cost efficiency aspect of it. Air conditioning system design consists of cooling load calculation for the hotel, air conditioning system selection, energy and cost calculation using the life cycle cost analysis. The maximum cooling load in this hotel is 3.279 kW. From that cooling load, three alternative systems are being considered, which are the central air conditioning system using chiller machine that has constant flowrate, the central air conditioning system using chiller machine that has variable flowrate, and the split air conditioning system using VRF machine. Energy analysis and life cycle cost analysis for 20 years was performed to be able to decide the best system. From that energy and cost analysis it can be concluded that the second alternative, which is three units of chiller with variable discharge with a capacity of 1,100 kW for each chiller, is the best system for the hotel. This system has an energy consumption intensity value of 118 kWh/m2 per year and total cost of Rp. 87,707,416,390  for a period of 20 years.

scholarly journals Comparison between Variable and Constant Refrigerant Flow Air Conditioning Systems in Arid Climate: Life Cycle Cost Analysis and Energy Savings

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (18) ◽  
pp. 10374
Author(s):  
Georges Atallah ◽  
Faris Tarlochan
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Cost Analysis ◽  
Life Cycle Cost ◽  
Air Conditioning ◽  
Sustainable Energy ◽  
Economic Feasibility ◽  
Life Cycle Cost Analysis ◽  
Sustainable Solutions ◽  
Present Worth ◽  
Crf System

All over the world, there is a call to encourage sustainable energy thinking and implementation. There is an urgent need to consider sustainable solutions in any design projects that are able to reduce energy consumption. In the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning field, the rise of the variable refrigerant flow systems has made big progress. This study presents a life cycle cost analysis to evaluate the economic feasibility of constant refrigerant flow (CRF), and in particular, the conventional ducted unit air conditioning system and the variable refrigerant flow (VRF) system by using detailed cooling load profiles, as well as initial, operating, and maintenance costs. Two operating hours scenarios are utilized and the present worth value technique for life cycle cost analysis is applied to an existing office building located in Qatar, which can be conditioned by CRF and VRF systems. The results indicate that, although the initial cost of the VRF system is higher than that of the CRF system by 23%, the present worth cost of the VRF system is much lower than that of the CRF system at the end of the lifetime due to lower operating costs. There is also a significant energy saving of 27% by using VRF compared to the CRF. The implementation of these results on a national scale will promote the use of sustainable energy technologies such as the VRF system.

Economic Evaluation of Multislice Computed Tomography Scanners Through a Life Cycle Cost Analysis

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 158-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Morfonios A. Morfonios ◽  
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D. Kaitelidou D. Kaitelidou ◽  
G. Filntisis G. Filntisis ◽  
G. Baltopoulos G. Baltopoulos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Economic Evaluation ◽  
Cost Analysis ◽  
Life Cycle Cost ◽  
Multislice Computed Tomography ◽  
Life Cycle Cost Analysis ◽  
Tomography Scanners
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