Six years ago, an 80-kW diesel electric set cost $160,000. The cost index for this class of equipment six years ago was 187 and is now 194. The cost-capacity factor is 0.6. The plant engineering staff is considering a 120-kW unit of the same general design to to power a small isolated plant. Assume we want to add a pre-compressor, which (when isolated and estimated separately) currently costs $18,000. Determine the total cost of the 120-kW unit.

b. Estimate the cost of a 40-kW unit of the same general design. Include the cost of the $18,000 precompressor.

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Answer:

new boiler total cost = $229706.825

new boiler total cost = $127512

Explanation:

given data

power p1 = 80 kW

cost C = $160000

cost index CI 1 = 187

cost index CI 2= 194

cost capacity factor f = 0.6

power p2 = 120 kW

current cost = $18000

to find out

total cost and cost of 40 kW

solution

we consider here CN cost for new boiler and CO cost for old boiler

and x is capacity of new boiler

first we find old boiler current cost that is

current cost CO = C × [tex]\frac{CI 1 }{CI 2 }[/tex]   .............1

put here value

current cost = 160000 × [tex]\frac{194 }{187 }[/tex]

new current cost = $165989.304

and

use here power sizing technique for 124 kW

CN/CO = [tex](\frac{p2}{p1} )^{f}[/tex]    ...............2

put here value and find CN

CN/CO = [tex](\frac{p2}{p1} )^{f}[/tex]  

CN / 165989.304 = [tex](\frac{120}{80} )^{0.6}[/tex]  

CN = 211706.825

so new cost = $211706.825

so

total cost for new boiler is

total cost = new cost + current cost

total cost = 211706.825 + 18000

new boiler total cost = $229706.825

and

for 40 kW new cost will be

use equation 2

CN/CO = [tex](\frac{p2}{p1} )^{f}[/tex]

CN / 165989.304 = [tex](\frac{40}{80} )^{0.6}[/tex]  

CN = 109512

so new cost is $109512

so

total cost for new boiler is

total cost = new cost + current cost

total cost = 109512 + 18000

new boiler total cost = $127512