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The table depicts the quoted prices of tube and plate settlers, the cost of AguaClara plate settlers, and the normalized quoted price.
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Link to the above spreadsheet
The above table depicts the length (L),
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and
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the
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distance
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between
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each
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plate
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or
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the
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diameter
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of
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the
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tube
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(b)
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of
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all
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quoted
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settler
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systems
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and
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the
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current
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AguaClara
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settler
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design
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implemented
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at
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communities before the
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Four
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Communities
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Plant.
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All
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calculations
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are
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based
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upon
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the
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estimated
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area
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of
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the
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Gracias
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plant
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of
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86.21
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meters
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squared.
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To
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normalize
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the
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analysis
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of
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different
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performing
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and
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cost
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systems
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the
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Vup/Vc
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ratio
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equation
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was
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calculated.
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The
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price
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of
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one
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module
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of
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plate
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setter
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was
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then
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divided
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by
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this
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ratio.
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The
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Meurer
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price
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per
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square
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meter
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includes
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shipping
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to
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any
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US
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port. The above price of $650 is the quoted price divided by the number of square meters that would be in the Gracias sedimentation tank. On top of this price, I added $10,000 dollars to the total cost as an estimate of the shipping price from the US to Honduras. It should be noted that the Meurer quote is the only quote that does include the support structure for the settling system. I chose this price based upon the shipping quote that I received from Brentwood for shipping from Mexico to Puerto Cortés, Honduras. This shipping price was for one of the three sedimentation tanks that the Gracias plant would contain. I multiplied this price times three to get a total Brentwood shipping cost. The quoted price for the Brentwood tube settlers is located here. The Enviropax shipping quote was estimated at $15,000. The above Enviropax price per square meter is the quoted price divided by the square meters of Gracias sedimentation tank.