PlantBench / Steam, abrasive, or knife peeling
How to compare steam, abrasive, and knife peeling on one worksheet
PlantBench does not publish a steam-versus-abrasive-versus-knife cost per ton. It has one peeler worksheet. The default energy case uses more projected therms and kilowatt-hours than the current case. You compare styles by editing those inputs, not by picking a hidden second model.
What does the peeler default assume?
The intensities below are the peeler worksheet defaults. They are assumptions, not a published series and not a vendor quote. The dollar result of those defaults is the worked example on the peeler calculator, with no state selected.
To price an abrasive drum, lower projected therms and set the yield you can defend. To price a knife line, put the change in labor and set energy to what that line draws. Yield points still cannot exceed current loss.
What is not in this comparison?
There is no measured ranking of the three styles, and no cost per ton for each. Product damage, peel appearance, and a steam-header project are not separate fields. If a header upgrade is part of this purchase, add it to equipment cost.
Peeler worksheet energy defaults
| Current electricity | 8 kWh per 1,000 lb |
|---|---|
| Projected electricity | 18 kWh per 1,000 lb |
| Current gas | 2 therms per 1,000 lb |
| Projected gas | 5 therms per 1,000 lb |
Worksheet assumptions, not a published series. The annual dollar lines are on the peeler calculator.
Run it on the worksheet
Questions
Is the default a steam peeler?
The default energy figures are a steam-leaning case: projected gas and electricity are higher than the current figures. You can overwrite both.
Where is the cost per ton?
This site does not publish one. Annual savings and the energy lines are in dollars per year from the inputs you leave on the sheet.