Answer:
[tex]FCI=458000*8*40000^{0.3}\\FCI=880818398.52 M[/tex]
FCI=88.0818 MM≅88 MM
Explanation:
Empirical correlation based on the work of Bridgwater and Mumford (1979):
For Liquid or solid phase Plants:
[tex]FCI=458000*N*F^{0.3}[/tex] F<60,000 tonne/yr Eq (1)
[tex]FCI=7000*N*F^{0.68}[/tex] F≥60,000 tonnes/yr Eq (2)
Where:
N is the number of functional units
F is the process throughput tonnes/yr
In our case F=40,000 tonne/yr <60,000 tonne/yr, We are going to use Eq (1)
[tex]FCI=458000*N*F^{0.3}[/tex] F<60,000 tonne/yr
N=8, F=40,000 tonne/yr
[tex]FCI=458000*8*40000^{0.3}\\FCI=880818398.52 M[/tex]
FCI=88.0818 MM≅88 MM