Chem Econ
Chem Econ
Utilities
Note that electricity can be costed on the basis or either KWH or GJ.
The others are all in GJ (GigaJoules = 109 Joules = MKJ)
Quotation and Factor
Name Cost Factor Labour Utility Utility Utility
K$ Units Type Rate Units
Custom Equipment
Name Labour BM Cost Utility Utility Utility
Units K$ Type Rate Units
Equipment Parameters
Name Size Pressure Pressure Material Spares Labour Utility Utility Utility
kPa barg Units Type Rate Units
Name Type Material Pressure Pressure Area Utility Type Util. Rate Labour
kPa barg m2 GJ/hr Units
Furnace or Heater Available Types: Reformer Furnace,Pyrolosis Furnace, Fired Heater,Hot Water Heater,
Molten Salt,Mineral Oil,Diphenyl Oils,Packaged Steam Boiler
Available Materials: CS, Alloy Steel, SS
Name Type Material Duty Duty Pressure Pressure Superheat Utility Type Labour
KW GJ/hr kPa barg C Units
Heat Exchanger 1S Available Types: Air Cooler, Flat Plate, Scraped Wall
Spiral Plate, Teflon Tube
Available Materials: CS,Cu,SS,Ni,Ti,Al
Name Type Material Pressure Pressure Area No. Shells Utility Type Util. Rate Labour
kPa barg m2 GJ/hr Units
Name Type Tube MOC Tube Press Tube Press Shell MOC Shell Press Shell Press Area No. Shells Utility Type Util. Rate Labour
kPa barg kPa barg m2 GJ/hr Units
Packed Tower Shell Materials: CS, SS clad, SS, Ni clad, Ni, Ti clad, Ti
Packing Materials: Ceramic, 304 SS, Plastic Saddles
Demister Options: none, SS, Fluorocarbon, Ni
Name Pack Type Shell MOC Diameter Diameter Height Height Pressure Pressure Demister Pack Height Pack Height Labour
ft m ft m kPa barg Type ft m Units
Name Tray Type Tray MOC Shell MOC Diameter Diameter Height Height Presure Presure Demister No. of Labour
ft m ft m kPa barg Type Trays Units
Name Type Material Pressure Pressure Volume Utility Type Util. Rate Util. Rate Labour
kPa barg m3 KW GJ/hr Units
Name Type Material Diameter Diameter Height Height Presure Presure Demister Labour
ft ft ft m kPa barg Type Units
Total Cost of Capital (Bare Module), Labour and Utilities for the Plant
Capital (K$) Labour Units Utilities (K$/yr)
0 0 0
Equipment Utilities
Name Module Cost Labour Utility Type Annual Cost
Raw Material Costs, Product Revenue, Additional Operating Costs and Revenue
Raw Materials
Material Rate - kg/hr Price - $/kg Cost - $K/yr
1 A 1000 2 16000
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
7 0
8 0
9 0
10 0
Total 16000
Products
Product Rate - kg/hr Price - $/kg Revenue - $K/yr
1 b 1000 6 48000
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
Total 48000
Additional Revenue
Revenue Revenue - $K/yr
1
2
3
4
5
Total 0
Parameters that can be changed at any time
CEPCI 397
Hours/year 8000 Hours
Labour rate 80 K$/man-year
Taxation Rate 30 %
Discount Rate 15 %
Working Capital / Fixed Capital 17.5 %
Capital Cost/Bare Module Cost 118 %
Startup Year Costs 25 %
Startup Year Revenue 12.5 %
Capital in Year 1 10 %
Capital in Year 2 60 %
Capital in Year 3 30 %
Utility Costs
Year 1 2 3 4 5 6
Revenue
Sales 6000 48000 48000 48000
Additional Revenue 0 0 0 0
Total Revenue 6000 48000 48000 48000
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
-20000 -10000 0 10000 20000 30000 40000 50000 60000
NPV
Years (from year 2)
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
639 639 639 639 639 639 639
639 639 639 639 639 639 639
0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26137 0
26137 0
25944 387
25902 470
25560 1153
24241 3793
14920 12619
0 45740
0.198012
0 0 0 18775.76
-14196.236 0.2 2 20063.15
-13547.792 0.3 1 35328.38
-12899.348 0.3 0 17398.69
-12250.904 0.6 3 22789.88
-11602.46 0.7 1 39800.68
-10954.016 0.7 0 34307.18
-10305.572 0.9 2 36355.14