- To find out the payback period of gas equipment, enter the required values in the table cells. It should be noted that the costs of gasoline, gas, and the installation of gas equipment should be entered in one currency unit.
- Please note that fractional numbers should be entered with a dot, not a comma.
- The calculator assumes that the consumption of liquefied gas "propane-butane" on average by 10% more than the consumption of gasoline.
When questions arise about equipping the power plant with gas equipment, it is necessary to consider all possible advantages and disadvantages of this action. Therefore, it is advisable to evaluate the approximate payback of the gas equipment installation, knowing the installation cost, the estimated duration of the power plant's use, and the cost of the types of fuel used - gasoline and gas. It should also be noted that, as a rule, gas consumption is 10%. In addition, it is necessary to specify the climatic conditions under which the power plant will operate, as when operating the power plant at negative temperatures, the gas cylinder must be placed in a warm heated room to avoid "freezing" of the gas.
Information on the difference in the consumption of the applied gas compared to gasoline
— Methane by volume 0.83 m3 is equivalent to 1 liter of gasoline.
— Propane by volume 1.27 liters are equivalent to 1 liter of gasoline.
— Butane by volume 1.13 liters are equivalent to 1 liter of gasoline.
— Summer propane-butane mixture by volume 1.19 liters are equivalent to 1 liter of gasoline.
— Winter propane-butane mixture by volume 1.25 liters are equivalent to 1 liter of gasoline.
The cost of performing technical actions to adapt the power plant to operate on liquefied (propane-butane) gas
Gas power plants of the system "gasoline-gas" are created based on gasoline power plants and, accordingly, can operate on gasoline as well as liquefied gas. "propane-butane" Since additional gas equipment installation is required for gas operation, the final cost of the gas power plant is formed from the base cost of the gasoline power unit, the gas equipment cost, and installation services.
* Note. The installation cost includes the cost of the gas equipment.
