The fuel for the kiln can be supplied by the plant, which would normally sell or pay for wood residue removal.
KILN computes the costs and benefits from a proposed dry-kiln installation.
From these costs and benefits, a discounted cash flow analysis is performed with payback period, internal rate of return, and present net worth calculated as measures of economic feasibility. KILN simplifies the analysis considerably by making many assumptions regarding costs involved in installing a dry kiln and wood-fueled boiler. All assumptions can be modified by the user. A user's manual is provided with the KILN software. This manual provides instructions with examples of program use.