Question: (16 pts) Dimethyl Ether (DME) production process. Supporting information describing this process and a preliminary process flow diagram (PFD) and associated stream and equipment tables

 (16 pts) Dimethyl Ether (DME) production process. Supporting information describing this

(16 pts) Dimethyl Ether (DME) production process. Supporting information describing this process and a preliminary process flow diagram (PFD) and associated stream and equipment tables are in Appendix B (B.1, starting from page \# 1278) of your 5th edition Turton textbook. All provided equipment and stream pressures are gauge pressure (kpag). Refer to the Unit 200: DME PFD from Figure B1.1. Use the equipment and utility tables (Tables B.1.1-3) and CAPCOST to determine the bare module, total module, and grass roots costs of the DME process in 2020 dollars using the latest annual CEPCI=596.2. Note 1: If you come across something like the following dialog box while adding equipment, please continue by selecting 'Yes': Note 2: For the pumps, you need to add separate 'Drives'. Select 'Electric - Explosion Proof' Drive. Note 3: For the heat exchangers, please see Table B.1.1 for stream and Table 8.3 for the definition of utilities such as steam (hps, mps, lps). Note 4: To estimate the cost of the packed bed reactors spilt the cost based on the description. First, cost the reactors as vessels. Second, add a 'user defined' line and input the cost of the catalyst manually. You will use acid zeolite as a catalyst. The cost of the catalyst can be estimated using the provided details in Table B.1.3, a density of 720kg/m3, and an estimated price of $550/ metric ton for acid zeolite

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