Keywords
Air conditioning, Heat recovery, Residential air-conditioning waste-heat recovery, Economic evaluation of HVAC systems, Monthly load and waste-heat modeling, Sensitivity analysis of fuel escalation and discount rate, Consumer-input decision-support software
Abstract
Determining residential airconditioning waste heat recovery system costs and savings is achieved using a computer program. A worksheet is designed to accept consumer data as an input to the program. The program features load and waste heat recovery calculations on a monthly basis. Economic criteria, including rate of return, present worth, and payback period are computed. Sensitivity of these criteria to fuel escalation and consumer discount rate is demonstrated. the program provides the user with both thermal analysis and economic analysis summary reports.
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Graduation Date
Spring 1981
Advisor
Klee, Harold
Degree
Master of Science (M.S.)
College
College of Engineering
Format
Pages
55 pages
Language
English
Rights
Public Domain
Length of Campus-only Access
None
Access Status
Masters Thesis (Open Access)
Identifier
DP0013576
Subjects
Heat recovery--Economic aspects; Heat recovery--Cost effectiveness; Waste heat--Economic aspects; Air conditioning--Computer programs; Heat recovery--Mathematical models
STARS Citation
Redhwi, Muhammad N., "Economics of Residential Heat Recovery Units" (1981). Retrospective Theses and Dissertations. 583.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/rtd/583
Contributor (Linked data)
Klee, Harold [VIAF]
Klee, Harold [LC]
University of Central Florida. College of Engineering [VIAF]
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