CBE 108A

Homework 9

Economics- Capital Estimates

(1) The purchased cost o a !00 "pm centri u"al pump was #$%000 in 199$& Estimate the purchased cost in '01' o a similar pump with a capacit( o 1%000 "pm& )t is known that purchased-cost-capacit( e*ponent is 0&!0 +elow ,00 "pm and 0&,0 a+o-e ,00 "pm& (') .ou are asked to estimate the total capital investment or a 80%000 +arrels per da( o a naphtha h(drotreatin" unit in '01'& The ollowin" data or in a re iner( are a-aila+le in the compan(/s ile0 Purchased Equipment Cost 1990 ,$%000 +arrels per da( # 11 million 199$ 100%000 +arrels per da( # '$ million 2se Ta+le ,&9 (3eters 4 Timmerhaus) to estimate the cost o e-er( item which makes up the Total Capital investment& The 546 inde* and CE inde* or 1990 are 9'9 and !$8 respecti-el(& (!) Estimate the capital costs o the ollowin" items rom (our compan(/s data +ase (a) 7%000 t' heat e*chan"er in '01' (+) ' +illons l+s8(ear o eth(lene plant in '01' .ear 199$ '00$ '008 E9uipment 83lant Eth(lene plant E*chan"er E*chan"er Capacit( 1 +illion l+s8(ear 800 t' '000 t' Capital cost 800 mm dollars $0%000 dollars 100%000 dollars

(7) Estimate the '01' purchased cost o the ollowin" e9uipment (a) A shell and tu+e heat e*chan"er % heat trans er area $0 m'% loatin" head t(pe % car+on steel shell% stainless steel tu+es% operatin" pressure '$ +ar& (+) A plate column% diameter ' m% hei"ht '$ m% stainless clad -essel% '0 stainless sie-e plates% wall thickness 1'&1 mm% densit( o car+on steel 1900 k"8m!% operatin" pressure $ +ar& &