Preliminary Design and Selection

Case 1 Effect 2 Effect 3 Effect 4 Effect Vapour Compression

Sizing
Feed Rate (mlb/hr) 93.135 93.135 93.135 93.135 93.135
Assume 80% vapour recovery 0.800 0.800 0.800 0.800 0.800
Vapour Rate (mlb/hr) 74.508 74.508 74.508 74.508 74.508
Sum of vapor yield (vapour/steam ) 0.900 1.540 2.102 2.512 N/A
Steam Required (Mlb/hr) 82.787 48.382 35.446 29.666 0.000
First effect Vapor Yield 0.900 0.900 0.900 0.900 N/A
Vapour from first effect (mlb/hr) 74.508 43.544 31.902 26.699 N/A
Steam Duty Required (Btu/hr) from Aspen 76398805 52802000 42637461 30294843 69394488
Tsat of Steam at 50 psig (°F) 297 297 297 297 211
Tboil of Liquid in evap (°F) 212 212 212 212 171
T liquid in (°F) 171 171 171 171 171
Delta Tc 126 126 126 126 40
Delta Th 85 85 85 85 40
Log-mean Temperature (°F) 104.159 104.159 104.159 104.159 40.000
U value (Btu/hr° F ft^2) 616.798 616.798 616.798 616.798 616.798
Area of Evaporator (ft^2) 1189.183 821.888 663.672 471.553 2812.691

Capital Costs
CP of Evaporator 85000 67000 61000 50000 93000
FBM of Evaporator 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.6
FP 1 1 1 1 1
CBM ($ 2004 gulf cost) 476000 375200 341600 280000 520800
Number of Evaporators 1 2 3 4 1
Total CBM (Evaporators) 476000 750400 1024800 1120000 520800
Compressor Shaft Power (kW) N/A N/A N/A N/A 2232.29
Cp of Compressor N/A N/A N/A N/A 650000
FBM of Compressor N/A N/A N/A N/A 2.2
Cp of drive N/A N/A N/A N/A 80000
FBM of drive N/A N/A N/A N/A 1.5
CBM drive N/A N/A N/A N/A 120000
CBM Compressor N/A N/A N/A N/A 1550000
Total CBM 476000 750400 1024800 1120000 2070800
CEI Oct 2006 527.1 527.1 527.1 527.1 527.1
CEI 2004 400 400 400 400 400
Currency Factor 1 1 1 1 1
Location Factor 1 1 1 1 1
Total Capital Costs ($ 2006 Edmonton) $ 627,249.00 $ 988,839.60 $ 1,350,430.20 $ 1,475,880.00 $ 2,728,796.70

Operating Costs
Steam consumption (Mlb/hr) 82.787 48.382 35.446 29.666 N/A
Electricity Consumption N/A N/A N/A N/A 2480.3222222222
Cost of Steam ($/Mlb) 9.35 9.35 9.35 9.35 N/A
Cost of Electricty ($/kwh) N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.07
Service Factor (0.99) 0.99 0.99 0.99 0.99 0.99
Total Utility Cost per year $ 6,712,917.47 $ 3,923,133.59 $ 2,874,227.27 $ 2,405,488.82 $ 1,505,724.25

Product Value
Value of BFW ($/Mlb) 2.25 2.25 2.25 2.25 2.25
Production (Mlb/hr) 74.508 74.508 74.508 74.508 74.508
Product Value per year 1453867.1532 1453867.1532 1453867.1532 1453867.1532 1453867.1532