Question

A stainless steel continuous stirred tank reactor with capacity of 135 m3 was purchased for OMR 11929 in 1994. Assume Marshall and swift cost Index data with proper reference. Calculate
a) The 1994 purchased cost of a similar reactor with capacity of 31 m3. Assume the cost capacity exponent as 0.60 for capacity ranging from 20 to 60 m3.
b) The purchased cost of a reactor with capacity of 135 m3 in 2002. The purchased cost capacity exponent for this type of exchanger is 0.81 for capacity ranging from 60 to 300 m3?

##all the answers must be perfect without any decimals

Answer 1