COOLING TOWER SIZE AND COST ESTIMATE 10/04/2021

Cooling Tower Installed Cost By Ecodyne, Richardson 1988 - 100-240

LHC #2 at Red Deer

Cold Water Temperature, °F = 72 T2, can only approach Twb by 5°F

Hot Water Temperature, °F = 91.11 T1
Wet Bulb Air Temp, °F = TWB = 62 Twb, Limited from 60 to 82 °F
Cooling Tower Water, lb/hr = 46,286,100 From Exchgr design Maas Bal
Clg Twr Pump Head, ft. = 163 Usualy 100 - 150 ft. liquid head
Normal USGPM CTW = 92,572 Cooling Tower lb/hr / 500
Norm Heat Duty, mm btu/hr 885 Q = m(T1 - T2)/1000000
Over Design Factor = 1.13 Usually 20 - 30%
CT Design Heat Duty = 1,003 MM BTU/Hr
Design USGPM = 105,000 USGPM/Unit = 10,500

Range = T1 - T2 = X 19.11 Limited from 10 to 30°F

Approach = T2 - Twb = Y 10 Limited from 5 to 15°F
Select No. Operating Pumps = 3 Select No. Spare Pumps = 1
USGPM/Pump = 35,000 Pump Eff'y = 88.41% Typical
CT Pump Purch Cost/Pump = $133,136 $U.S.,1987, Pump Index = 432.10
BHP/Pump = 1,630 $U.S.,1987, Motor Index = 271.22
Select Motor = 1,600 Motor Eff'y = 93.64% Typical
HP Used / Pump = 1,741 Total Power = 5,222 HP
Purc Cost Elec Motor/Pump = $21,098 $U.S. 1987, Assumes 1200 rpm Open Drip
Alt Stm Turbine $ / Pump = $31,500 Type = SK-25 $U.S. 1987
Lb/hr Stm Rate - Alt Stm Turb 32,310 Inlet = 600 psig sat'd stm, Exh @ 50 psig

See Richarson Cost Estimating Manuals, 1988 / Section 100 - 240 / for Details, p4&5
Capacity Factor = f(X&Y) = CF = 4.13 Limited from 1 to 6
Cooling factor , K = f(CF & TWB) 73.20 Limited from 0 to 160
B Factor=K*USGPM*1E-06= 7.69 Out Of Range Limited from 0.5 to 4.0
If "Out Of Range, Select Mult 10 No. of Units
B Factor per Unit = 0.77 In Range Limited from 0.5 to 4.0

Installed Cost of Tower = $2,920,376 1987 $U.S. in the USA (No Basin Cost)
Total Fan HP = 1,838 HP/Unit = 184
Basin Area in sf = 27,049 Area/unit = 2,705
Installed Pumps+Elec Motors = $1,974,194 1987, $U.S. Installed = 3.2 x PC
Basin Installed Cost = $665,148 1987, $U.S. FEI = 344.1
Total Installed Cooling Tower $5,559,718 1987, $U.S. FEI = 344.1

Year = 1982 Fab Eqt Index 327.5 Motor Index = 235.4

Exchange = 1.2 Pump Index = 412.4
Duty = 1.225
Purchased
Installed Pumps+Elec Motors $2,735,426 $CDN Pumps Only = $747,147
Installed Cost of Tower = $4,085,853 $CDN Motors Only = $107,674
Basin Installed Cost = $930,599 $CDN P&M= $854,821
Total Installed Cooling Tower $7,751,877 $CDN

R.A. HAWRELAK FILE: COOLING TOWER V1.2

AGE #2 Cooling Tower Duty @ 1.5 B#/yr & CG fr Furnaces @ 700 °F
t out t in lb/hr Q, mm btu/hr lb/hr Line No. Temp °F
E-122A 92 72 6,184,900 123.698 43
E-122B 92 72 6,184,900 123.698 42
E-123 82 72 3,673,600 36.736 40
E-124 76 72 1,407,700 5.6308 17,451,100 39 88.60
CG Lube Oil 92 72 316,700 6.334 17,767,800 71 88.66
E-202 92.75 82 24,083,900 258.93 24,083,900 47 92.7512
E-213 82 72 3,163,600 31.636
E-223 82 72 2,816,100 28.161
E-233 82 72 2,290,400 22.904
E-243 82 72 1,994,200 19.942
E-253 82 72 2,338,600 23.386 12,602,900 44 82
E-263 82 72 585,000 5.85 36
E-641a 82 72 2,724,000 27.24 30
E-641b 82 72 2,724,000 27.24 29
E-641c 82 72 2,724,000 27.24 28
E-641d 82 72 2,724,000 27.24 27
E-900 92 72 0 0 10,896,000 45 82
E-903 92 72 50,000 1 24,083,900 46 82.00
WHB-605 CLR 92 72 2,500 0.05 17,820,300 74 88.67
Lube Oil Clrs 92 72 169,400 3.388 24,253,300 69 92.75
Sample Clrs 92 72 30,000 0.6 30,000 68 92
Lube Oil Clrs 92 72 12,500 0.25 24,283,300 70 92.74
E-432 92 72 118,500 2.37 42,103,600 75 91.02
Lube Oil Clrs 92 72 62,000 1.24 13
E-438 92 72 22,800 0.456 8
Pumps 92 72 37,500 0.75 9,10,11
E-757 92 72 1,034,100 20.682 5
E-691 92 72 348,600 6.972 12
Lube Oil Clrs 92 72 13,200 0.264 7
E-912 92 72 32,500 0.65 134
E-913 92 72 8,300 0.166 983
E-914 92 72 6,100 0.122 989
E-542 92 72 491,800 9.836 18
E-548 92 72 889,500 17.79 17
E-702 92 72 150,000 3 20
E-708 92 72 12,500 0.25 19
E-863 92 72 74,100 1.482 21
Pumps 92 72 50,000 1 23,24,81,82
E-414 92 72 818,500 16.37 4,182,500 76 92.00
884.5538

Flow to CT = 46,286,100 77 91.11

Fr Mass bal 884.5538 mm btu/hr @ 91.11

Check HB = 884.5538 mm btu/hr @