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Article | REF: BM4130 V1

Compressed air in industry

Authors: Bernard GOURMELEN, Jean-François LEONE

Publication date: July 10, 1997

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7. Economic study

Before building or expanding a compressed air system, it's a good idea to carry out an economic study of the various options available.

7.1 Investment costs

It includes costs :

  • buildings and easements (power, water, sewerage connections, etc.) ;

  • production and processing equipment;

  • transmission and distribution networks.

The annual depreciation is deducted from this, depending on the cost of the money and the depreciation period, from 5 to 30 years depending on the case, and sometimes even less in the case of a site installation (duration of the site's life); in the latter case, the residual value of the recoverable...

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