Feasibility Study Plant Design

Publisher Summary There are a number of key objectives in completing the process plant design for a feasibility study: the plant design must be feasible and constructible; the plant design must focus on the key issues that drive the capital and operating costs; only sufficient design is completed to provide backup for the capital and operating cost estimates at appropriate level of accuracy to establish the feasibility of the design; and the feasibility study design may identify a number of issues needing resolution at the detailed design stage. Every study is different and has a number of project specific factors. This chapter provides an overview of some of the key drivers for the process plant design on an area basis.