Analysis and Management of the Whole Life Cycle Cost of Industrial Kilns
Industrial kilns are core equipment with high energy consumption and emissions in industry, and their full lifecycle cost management directly affects the economic benefits and environmental sustainability of enterprises. The life cycle cost (LCC) covers the entire process of equipment design, procurement, operation, maintenance, and scrapping, and requires comprehensive optimization from three dimensions: technology, economy, and environment.
1、 Cost composition analysis
The LCC of industrial kilns can be divided into initial investment costs (equipment procurement, installation and commissioning), operating costs (energy consumption, raw material loss), maintenance costs (spare parts replacement, maintenance costs), and decommissioning costs (dismantling, recycling and disposal). Among them, operating costs account for the highest proportion, usually reaching 60% -70%, and the difference in energy efficiency directly determines long-term competitiveness. For example, kilns using advanced combustion technology can reduce fuel consumption by 15% -20%, but the initial investment increases by 20%, and long-term returns need to be evaluated through LCC models.
2、 Management strategy optimization
Design phase: Introduce digital simulation technology, optimize furnace structure and thermal parameters, reduce material waste and heat loss.
Operation phase: Deploy an intelligent monitoring system to collect real-time temperature, pressure, and other data, dynamically adjust combustion control through AI algorithms, and reduce energy consumption fluctuations.
Maintenance phase: Implement predictive maintenance, use vibration analysis, infrared thermal imaging and other technologies to identify faults in advance, and reduce unplanned downtime losses.
Retirement stage: Establish a material recycling system, classify refractory bricks, metal components, etc., and reduce environmental disposal costs.
