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percent range. Even these costs can be reduced if all Flowsheet Presentation
minute detail is avoided, and only basic decision making
piping is included. The necessary model structure and Experienced flowsheet layout personnel all emphasize
rough block outline equipment for a $1 million hydro- the importance of breaking processes into systems and
carbon compression and processing plant costs around logical parts of systems such as reaction, compression, sep-
$1,000 to $2,000. arating, finishing, refrigeration, storage, etc., for detailed
drafting. This point cannot be overemphasized, since con-
siderably more space is needed for final completion of all
Paton [15] reports total model costs of 0.4 to 1.0 per- details than is usually visualized at first. The initial layout
cent of erected plant costs for a $1 million plant. These of the key equipment should be spread farther than looks
are actual costs and do not reflect profits. Material costs good to the eye. In fact, it probably looks wasteful of draw-
are less than 10 percent of total model costs, and usually ing space.
less than 5 percent. For a $30 million plant model costs Later as process and sometimes service lines, valves,
run as low as 0.1 percent. These are for models which controls and miscellaneous small accessories are added
include plant layout, piping layout, and piping details. If this “extra” space will be needed to maintain an easily
simpler models are used the costs should be less. readable sheet. As this develops, attention should be