Factor |
Your Values |
Example |
Estimated seconds saved in flush/changeover with turbidity sensor |
|
30 |
Flow rate (gallons per minute) |
|
30 |
Estimated product loss per flush/changeover cycle |
|
15 gallons product, 15 gallons water |
Selling price (SP) per gallon or liter |
|
$2.75 |
Manufacturing cost (MC) per gallon or liter |
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Margin per gallon or liter |
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Monetary value of product loss per flush/changeover (margin X product loss) |
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Cost per 1000 gallons of fresh water |
|
$4.17 |
Cost per 1000 gallons of wastewater (BOD) |
|
$7.48 |
Total loss per flush/changeover (include fresh water, lost product and wastewater charges |
|
$65.00 |
Flushes per day |
|
6 |
Total loss per day (cost per day X Flushes per day) |
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Investment cost for ITM-3 including assembly: (equipment price approximately $2,500 US plus assembly costs) |
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Amortization achieved after X phase changes (=investment costs/monetary value loss per phase cycle) |
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Number of phase changes per week in your plant |
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Amount of time in weeks (=number of phase changes up to amortization/number of phase changes per week) |
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Savings with an assumed life service duration of 5 years (260 weeks) = (260 week – amortization time) X phase change per week X monetary value loss per phase change |
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