Dewatering Unit Costing Method =============================== There are three classes of dewatering costing types (centrifuge, filter belt press, and filter plate press), each with their own parameters, variables, and costing relationships. The default configuration is a centrifuge, so users must manually change the dewatering type if they wish to invoke the costing method for filter belt press or filter plate press dewatering units. Costing Method Parameters +++++++++++++++++++++++++ The following parameters are constructed for the unit on the FlowsheetCostingBlock (e.g., `m.fs.costing.dewatering`) when applying the `cost_dewatering` costing method in the ``watertap_costing_package``: .. csv-table:: :header: "Description", "Symbol", "Parameter Name", "Default Value", "Units" "**Centrifuge**" "Capital cost A parameter :math:`^1`", ":math:`A_{centrifuge}`", "``capital_a_parameter``", "328.03", ":math:`\text{USD}_{2007}\text{/gal/hr}`" "Capital cost B parameter :math:`^1`", ":math:`B_{centrifuge}`", "``capital_b_parameter``", "751295", ":math:`\text{USD}_{2007}`" "**Filter belt press**" "Capital cost A parameter :math:`^1`", ":math:`A_{fbp}`", "``capital_a_parameter``", "146.29", ":math:`\text{USD}_{2007}\text{/gal/hr}`" "Capital cost B parameter :math:`^1`", ":math:`B_{fbp}`", "``capital_b_parameter``", "433972", ":math:`\text{USD}_{2007}`" "**Filter plate press**" "Capital cost A parameter :math:`^1`", ":math:`A_{fpp}`", "``capital_a_parameter``", "102794", ":math:`\text{USD}_{2007}\text{/gal/hr}`" "Capital cost B parameter :math:`^1`", ":math:`B_{fpp}`", "``capital_b_parameter``", "0.4216", ":math:`\text{USD}_{2007}`" Costing Method Variables ++++++++++++++++++++++++ The following variables are constructed on the unit block (e.g., m.fs.unit.costing) when applying the `cost_dewatering` costing method in the ``watertap_costing_package``: .. csv-table:: :header: "Description", "Symbol", "Variable Name", "Index", "Units" "Inlet volumetric flow rate", ":math:`Q_{in}`", "``flow_in``", "[t]", ":math:`\text{gal/hr}`" Capital Cost Calculations +++++++++++++++++++++++++ Capital cost is dependent upon the volumetric flow rate, :math:`Q_{in}`, as shown in the equations below. .. math:: C_{cap,centrifuge} = A_{centrifuge} * Q_{in} + B_{centrifuge} .. math:: C_{cap,fbp} = A_{fbp} * Q_{in} + B_{fbp} .. math:: C_{cap,fpp} = A_{fpp} * Q_{in} + B_{fpp} Operating Cost Calculations +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Electricity :math:`C_{elec}` is a variable operating cost based on the energy intensity :math:`E` of the unit process (electricity consumption for the dewatering unit), electricity price :math:`P`, electricity flow :math:`Q`, and the plant utilization factor :math:`f_{util}`. The annual electricity costs are calculated as: .. math:: C_{op, tot} = C_{elec} = E Q f_{util} P Code Documentation ------------------ * :mod:`watertap.costing.unit_models.dewatering` References ---------- [1] W. McGivney, S. Kawamura, Cost estimating manual for water treatment facilities, John Wiley & Sons, 2008. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9780470260036.