A bare module cost is needed for a stainless steel clad distillation column (pressure vessel) with a diameter of 10 feet and a height of 45 feet. The operating pressure is 12 barg.

Determine the following:

a. purchased equipment cost for base case conditions

b. purchased equipment cost of this unit in 2018 dollars given that the CEPCI = 603.1 in 2018

c. pressure factor

d. material factor

e. bare module cost in 2018 These costs are for the vessel only without trays or packing