//Variable declaration: i = 12/100 //Intersest rate n = 12 //Lifetime period (yr) CC = 2625000 //Capital cost ($) IC = 1575000 //Installation cost ($) //From table 27.3: Ic1 = 2000000 //Income credit for double pipe ($/yr) Ic2 = 2500000 //Income credit for Shell-and-tube ($/yr) AC1 = 1728000 //Total annual cost for double pipe ($/yr) AC2 = 2080000 //Total annual cost for Shell-and-tube ($/yr) //Calculation: CRF = i/(1-(1+i)**-n) //Capital recovery factor DPc = (CC+IC)*CRF //Annual capital and installation costs for the DP unit ($/yr) STc = (CC+IC)*CRF //Annual capital and installation costs for the ST unit ($/yr) DPp = Ic1-AC1 //Profit for the DP unit ($/yr) STp = Ic2-AC2 //Profit for the ST unit ($/yr) //Result: printf("The profit for the shell-and-tube unit is : $ %.0f /yr .",DPp) printf("The profit for the double pipe unit is : $ %.0f /yr .",STp) if (STp>DPp) then printf("A shell-and-tube heat exchanger should therefore be selected based on the above economic analysis.") else printf("A double pipe heat exchanger should therefore be selected based on the above economic analysis.") end