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Materials selection

A heat exchanger with maintenance

Problem data:

90/10

70/30

P

$9,700

$16,500

n

7 yrs

10 yrs

X

$1,400

$0.0

i%

0.08

0.08

t

0.44

0.44

S

0

0

Solution:

90/10 + maintenance

70/30

-P

-$9,700

-$16,500

{t(P-S)/n}(P/A, i%, n)

$3,174

$4,872

-(1-t)(X)(P/A, i%, n)

-$4,082

0

S(P/F, i%, n)

0

0

PW

-$10,607.40

-$11,628

A

-$2,037

-$1,733

The 70/30 copper-nickel alloy becomes the most economical