This document compares different pollution abatement methods for three pollutants - particulate matter, sulfur oxides, and hydrocarbons - across two plants, Blast Furnace and Open Hearth. Taller smokestacks are the least costly method but provides the lowest pollution reduction. Filters provide higher pollution reduction at a lower cost than better fuels, but better fuels provide the highest reduction for sulfur oxides and hydrocarbons. The optimal solution achieves the required pollution reductions at a total cost of $32,154.63 by using a combination of the different abatement methods.
This document compares different pollution abatement methods for three pollutants - particulate matter, sulfur oxides, and hydrocarbons - across two plants, Blast Furnace and Open Hearth. Taller smokestacks are the least costly method but provides the lowest pollution reduction. Filters provide higher pollution reduction at a lower cost than better fuels, but better fuels provide the highest reduction for sulfur oxides and hydrocarbons. The optimal solution achieves the required pollution reductions at a total cost of $32,154.63 by using a combination of the different abatement methods.
This document compares different pollution abatement methods for three pollutants - particulate matter, sulfur oxides, and hydrocarbons - across two plants, Blast Furnace and Open Hearth. Taller smokestacks are the least costly method but provides the lowest pollution reduction. Filters provide higher pollution reduction at a lower cost than better fuels, but better fuels provide the highest reduction for sulfur oxides and hydrocarbons. The optimal solution achieves the required pollution reductions at a total cost of $32,154.63 by using a combination of the different abatement methods.
Nori & Leets Pollution Abatement. What'sBest model.
Abatement Method Required
Taller Smokestacks Filters Better Fuels reduction Pollutant BlastF. Open H. Blast F. Open H. Blast F. Open H. by pollutant Particulate: 12 9 25 20 17 13 60 Sulfur oxide: 35 42 18 31 56 49 150 Hydrocarbon: 37 53 28 24 29 20 125