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Table 5

Energy and throughput projections for annealing anodized implants (batch model).

Heating time (min) Batch size (parts) Parts per 8-hr shift Energy per implant (kWh) Energy cost per implant (USD at $0.12/kWh)
5 1 13 0.1906 0.0229
5 5 65 0.1306 0.0157
5 10 130 0.1231 0.0148
5 20 260 0.1193 0.0143
15 10 100 0.1281 0.0154
30 50 400 0.1196 0.0143

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