TABLE 5.1
ESTIMATED COST OF MAJOR PROCESS EQUIPMENT FOR TWO FLUORIDE VOLATILITY PLANTS (Values i n Dollars) 1.2 Ft3/Day Plant Description
No.
cost
12 Ft3/Day P l a n t Description
No.
cost
Pre-Fluorination Storage Storage tank
2
2 f t D x 2 f t H; 49 bayonet coolers; INOR-8;0.375 i n . s h e l l ; 0.5 in. head
100,000
Storage tank Furnace
2
5 2
2.7 f t D x 3 f t H; 45.8 kw
2
Heater
5
5.5 f t D x 5.5 f t H; 295 bayonet coolers; INOR-8; 0.5 i n . s h e l l ; 0.625 i n . head 3.17 f t D x 7.61 f t H; 0.5 i n . s h e l l ; 0.5 in. head 6.25 f t I D x 7 f t H; 250 kw 4 f t D x 9.9 f t H; 225 kw; t u b u l a r
1,354, ooo 57,500 50,000 110,
ooo
with s t a i n l e s s steel sheath Jacketed thimble Condenser
1
1 f t D x 3 f t L; 19 f t steel; admiralty tubes
2
5 465
stainless
2
4 f t D x 9.4 f t H; INOR-8 14 i n . D x 16 f t L; 470 f t 2 s t a i n l e s s
58,125 8,200
steel; admiralty tubes
107,465
1,637,825
Fluorination
1.5 f t D x 2.34
Fluorinator
t H (lower section); 3.b f t salt; a l l o y 79-4; 0.5 i n . s h e l l ; 0.5 i n . head
Furnace
2.33 f t D x 3.75 f t H; 49.4
f
12,000
2
1.75 f t D x 9 f t H (lower s e c t i o n ) ; 6 f t 3 salt; a l l o y 79-4; 0.5 i n . s h e l l ; 0.5 i n . head
8,W
2
2.67 f t D x 5 f t â‚Ź1; 75.5 kw 6 i n . D x 4 f t H; outside heaters;
kw
CRP t r a p
2
16,000
13,ooo 10,000
ai r-operated p i ston 20,000
39,000
Absorbers and Cold Traps
NaF absorber and CRP t r a p
1
8 i n . sch. 40 pipe; 1 f t horizontal + 5 f t v e r t i c a l ; 12.66 kq uF6 capacity; Inconel
Furnace
1
Included i n absorber c o s t
Cold t r a p
1
-hoc
Cold t r a p
1
-75'~ unit; copper
u n i t ; copper
5,000
6
6 i n . sch. 40 pipe x 6.33 f t E; 21.1 kg
Up6
capacity; Inconel
9,000 21,000
I
-b0c 8'700
u n i t ; copper
-75'~ u n i t ; copper
22,500 7,500
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