Advance coal liquefaction design project: capital cost validation

Technical Report · Wed Nov 02 04:00:00 EST 1977

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5153018· OSTI ID:5153018

A capital cost estimate of the Advanced Coal Liquefaction Commercial Plant, prepared by Fluor Engineers and Constructors, Inc., has been reviewed, validated, and updated. This facility was designed to have a feed rate of 41,3000 tons per day of run-of-mine coal or about 30,000 tons per day of clean coal. The facility was designed to produce approximately 65,500 barrels per day of gasoline; 7,880 barrels per day of butane; 8,200 barrels per day of propane; 8,200 barrels per day of ethane; 58,000,000 cubic feet per day of synthetic natural gas; and 1200 long tons per day of sulfur. Results of the USAEDH estimate showed a fixed capital cost of $1.898 billion which is less than the Fluor estimate of $1.983 billion (Both estimates based on mid-1976 dollars). The overall confidence factor was determined to be plus or minus 4.2 percent. Escalation of the USAEDH estimate to mid-1977 dollars resulted in a fixed capital cost of 2,021 billion for the facility.

• Research Organization: Army Engineer Div., Huntsville, Ala. (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: EX-76-C-01-1759
• OSTI ID: 5153018
• Report Number(s): FE-1759-4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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