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From page 10... ... NOTE: For the s m a l l e r ABM, MSR, and PAR Power Systems, the u n i t c a p i t a l c osts f o r the steam p l a n t s i n c r e a s e d appreciably because of the sma l l p l a n t s i z e . P r e l i m i n a r y s t u d i e s , which included c a p i t a l and f u e l c o s t s , i n d i c a t e d the t o t a l c o s t of the gas turbine and d i e s e l power systems to be approximately equal. Read the entire page →
From page 11... ... 1. The d e s i r a b i l i t y of knowing the prime-mover c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s f o r the e n t i r e spectrum of lo a d i n g , temperature, and shock waves i n the atmosphere without conducting numerous t e s t s . Read the entire page →

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... NOTE: For the s m a l l e r ABM, MSR, and PAR Power Systems, the u n i t c a p i t a l c osts f o r the steam p l a n t s i n c r e a s e d appreciably because of the sma l l p l a n t s i z e . P r e l i m i n a r y s t u d i e s , which included c a p i t a l and f u e l c o s t s , i n d i c a t e d the t o t a l c o s t of the gas turbine and d i e s e l power systems to be approximately equal.

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... 1. The d e s i r a b i l i t y of knowing the prime-mover c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s f o r the e n t i r e spectrum of lo a d i n g , temperature, and shock waves i n the atmosphere without conducting numerous t e s t s .

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