Question: Costing of the system: Find the capex and opex for the following: The following data are for the Intercooler ( heat exchanger ) Heat Transfer

Costing of the system: Find the capex and opex for the following:
The following data are for the Intercooler (heat exchanger)
Heat Transfer rate: 268.64 kW
Mass flow rate of water: 4.28 kg/s
Logarithmic temp: 51.84 C
Heat Transfer area: 8.64 m2
Number of tubes: 16(16mm diameter)
Length of pipe (loop): 3.66 m
We have a 4 stage compressor
Specefic Heat, cp 29.2 J/mol.K Specefic heat ratio, 1.4
Number of Stages 4 Universal Gas Constant, R 8.3 J/mol.K
Pressure ratio 8 Inlet Pressure P11 bar
Outlet Pressure P58 bar Inlet Temperature T125 degrees C
298 Kelvin
Efficiency 0.82
1. Compression Ratio
Incremental Compression Ratio 1.7
2. Compressor Stages
Stage 1:
Suction Pressure 1.0 bar
Suction temperature (C)25.0 C
Suction temperature (K)298.0 K
Discharge Pressure 1.7 bar
Work 11386.2 Watts
Actual Work 11690.5 Watts
Discharge Temperature (K)355.9 K
Discharge Temperature (C)82.9 C
Stage 2:
Suction Pressure 1.681792831 bar
Suction temperature (C)82.89442378 C
Suction temperature (K)355.8944238 K
Discharge Pressure 2.828427125 bar
Work 21655.534971 Watts
Actual Work 22018.945086 Watts
Discharge Temperature (K)425.0363788 K
Discharge Temperature (C)152.0363788 C
Install intercooler here
Stage 3:
Suction Pressure 2.828427125 bar
Suction temperature (C)37 C
Suction temperature (K)310 K
Discharge Pressure 4.75682846 bar
Work 31442.045187 Watts
Actual Work 31758.591692 Watts
Discharge Temperature (K)370.2257429 K
Discharge Temperature (C)97.22574286 C
Stage 4:
Suction Pressure 4.75682846 bar
Suction temperature (C)97.22574286 C
Suction temperature (K)370.2257429 K
Discharge Pressure 8 bar
Work 41722.200808 Watts
Actual Work 42100.244888 Watts
Discharge Temperature (K)442.1519377 K
Discharge Temperature (C)169.1519377 C
Centrifugal compressor: 70 bar, electric motor drive with gearbox, material of construction: steel
power 30-7600 kW
C =2060[kW]^0.8
Material factor: stainless steel 2.5
Other factors: pressure [P(bar)/70]^0.18
COSTS OF SERVICES AND RAW MATERIALS
Cooling water 0.030 per tonne
Electricity 40 per MWh
toluene 200 per tonne
benzoic acid 400 per tonne
EQUIPMENT COSTS
Shell and tube heat exchangers
1. carbon steel tubes and shell.
a) A =2 to 25 m2
C =3800e^(0.05 A)
b) A >25 m2
C =7900e^(0.01A)
Shell and tube material factor, f. f=a+(0.01a)^b shell tube a b
CS SS 1.750.13
SS SS 2.700.07
CS monel 2.10.13
monel monel 3.30.18
CS Ti 5.20.16
Ti Ti 9.60.06
CS Admiralty 1.080.05

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