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Renewable Energy and Process Plant's Piping and Equipment Estimating Manual

  • 1 Edición - 7 de mayo de 2026
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  • Autor: Kenneth Storm
  • Idioma: Inglés

Renewable Energy and Process Plant's Piping and Equipment Estimating Manual is a forward-thinking guide that blends hands-on construction estimating with robust, data-driven strate… Leer más

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Renewable Energy and Process Plant's Piping and Equipment Estimating Manual is a forward-thinking guide that blends hands-on construction estimating with robust, data-driven strategies. Storm introduces tested techniques for calculating man-hours, helping professionals minimize planning and execution costs while boosting accuracy. The manual thoroughly examines contemporary estimation practices, featuring statistical analysis, real-world data, and advanced Excel modeling to produce reliable, repeatable results. It’s especially relevant for renewable energy projects—including solar, geothermal, and green hydrogen—offering tailored estimating procedures and equipment scopes to handle design variability. This strategic approach empowers estimators to align estimates closely with actual field data.

In addition to the foundational principles and labor productivity analysis, the manual is structured across seventeen chapters covering a wide range of plant types and specialties from combined cycle power stations to specialized facilities like pulp and paper, wastewater treatment, and industrial package boilers. Notably, dedicated chapters focus on estimating for renewable energy sectors, delivering practical strategies for equipment installation and construction. With sample estimates and statistical applications, the book serves as an essential reference for construction estimators, engineers, and project managers seeking efficient, error-reducing estimation techniques and comprehensive analytical tools for complex projects.

Puntos claves

  • Explains proven, straightforward methods for accurately estimating piping and equipment man-hours, reducing time and cost in project preparation
  • Provides comprehensive coverage of renewable energy and industrial process plants, including solar, geothermal, biomass, hydrogen, and power generation facilities
  • Utilizes historical data, statistical tools, and Excel spreadsheets to enhance estimate reliability and support data-driven decision-making
  • Includes detailed procedures, equipment scopes, and man-hour breakdowns tailored specifically for complex renewable energy and process plant projects
  • Serves as an essential reference for construction contractors, estimators, engineers, and project managers, bridging practical applications with advanced analytical techniques

De interès para

Estimators, Project field engineers, Cost engineers and Project managers (professionals directly involved in setting up and managing cost data, preparing bid proposals, RFPs, and change orders, and utilizing computer systems for data analysis and project management within the construction and energy industries, with a focus on the growing renewables market)

Índice

Preface
1 Process Plant Estimating

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Construction Estimate

1.3 Models

1.4 Labor productivity analysis

1.5 Data collection and regression analysis

1.6 Scope of work and erection sequence

1.7 Coding

1.8 Productivity measurement

1.9 Detailed estimate

1.10 Unit method

1.11 Unit-quantity model

1.12 Excel estimate spreadsheet for the unit quantity model

1.13 Comparison Method

1.14 Factors affecting labor productivity and impacts of overtime

2 Process and Shop Fabrication Piping

2.1 Section Introduction - Piping Schedules and Tables

2.2 Piping Section General Notes

2.3 Schedule A - Combined Cycle Power Plant Piping

2.4 Schedule B - Simple Cycle Power Plant Piping

2.5 Schedule C - Tank Farm Piping

2.6 Schedule D - Brewery, Food Processing Plants

2.7 Schedule E - Compressor Station Piping

2.8 Schedule F- Pulp & Paper Plant

2.9 Schedule G-Industrial Package Boiler

2.10 Schedule H-Hydrogen Plant

2.11 Schedule I-Solar Power Plant

2.12 Schedule J-Biomass Plant

2.13 Schedule K-Ethanol Plant

2.14 Schedule L-Water Treatment Plant

2.15 Schedule M-Geothermal Plant

2.16 Schedule N -Industrial Plant Piping

2.17 Schedule O-Underground Drainage Piping for Industrial Plants

2.18 Schedule P-Simple Foundations for Industrial Plants

2.19 Schedule Q-Pipe Supports and Hangers

2.20 Schedule U Alloy and Non-Ferrous Weld Factors

2.21 Standard & Line Pipe-Wall Thickness


Shop Fabrication 2.22 Shop Fabrication

2.23 Carbon Steel Man-Hour Tables

2.24 Stainless Steel Man-Hour Tables

2.25 Chrome Labor Tables

2.26 Socket Welds, Carbon Steel

2.27 Socket Welds Stainless Steel

2.28 Shop Estimating Process

2.29 Shop Data

2.30 Verify Shop Data Report
Process Plants
3 Combined Cycle Power Plant Equipment

3.1 Scope of Field Work Required for Each F Class CTG

3.2 F Class CTG Estimate

3.3 F Class CTG-Equipment Installation Man Hours

3.4 General Scope of Field Work for Each Reheat Double Flow STG, Sheet 1

3.4 General Scope of Field Work for Each Reheat Double Flow STG, Sheet 2

3.4 General Scope of Field Work for Each Reheat Double Flow STG, Sheet 2

3.5 Double Flow STG Estimate

3.6 Reheat Double Flow STG-Installation Man Hours

3.7 General Scope of Field Work Required for Each Three Wide HRSG

3.8 HRSG-Triple Pressure, Three Wide Estimate

3.9 HRSG Triple Pressure; Three Wide-Installation Man Hours

3.10 General Scope of Field Work Required for Each Double Wide HRSG

3.11 HRSG-Triple Pressure, Double Wide Estimate

3.12 HRSG Triple Pressure; Double Wide-Installation Man Hours

3.13 General Scope of Field Work Required for Each Single Wide HRSG

3.14 HRSG Double Pressure Single Wide Estimate

3,15 HRSG Double Pressure; Single Wide-Installation Man Hours

3.16 General Scope of Field Work Required for Each Single Pressure MAWP HRSG

3.17 HRSG-Single Pressure, Double Wide Estimate

3.18 HRSG Single Pressure; Double Wide-Installation Man Hours

3.19 General Scope of Field Work Required for Each Air-Cooled Condenser

3.20 Air Cooled Condenser Estimate

3.21 Air Cooled Condenser-Installation Man Hours

3.22 General Scope of Field Work Required for Each Surface Condenser

3.23 Surface Condenser Estimate

2.24 Surface Condenser-Equipment Installation Man Hours

3.25 Structural Steel Man Hour Table

3.26 COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANT
4 Simple Cycle Power Plant Major Equipment

4.1 LM 6000 Gas Turbine Generator Set and SCR

4.2 General Scope of Field Work Required for LM 6000 Gas Turbine Generator

4.3 LM 6000 Turbine Generator Estimate

4.4 LM 6000 Turbine Generator-Equipment Installation Man Hours SCR

4.5 General Scope of Field Work Required for Each SCR

4.6 Selective Catalytic Reduction Estimate


4.7 Selective Catalytic Reduction-Equipment Installation Man Hours
Chiller & Cooling Tower

4.8 Chiller and Cooling Tower Equipment Estimate

4.9 Chiller and Cooling Tower-Equipment Installation Man Hours

4.10 Balance of Plant Equipment Estimate

4.11 Balance of Plant-Equipment Installation Man Hours
5 Hydrogen Plant Major Equipment

5.1 Steam Methane Reformer & Pressure Swing Adsorbers (PSAs)

5.2 General Scope of Field Work Required for Each SMR Steam Methane Reformer

5.3 Refinery/Hydrogen Plant Equipment Estimate

5.4 96 MMSCFD SMR Steam Methane Reformer - Equipment Installation Man Hours

5.5 General Scope of Field Work Required for Each Pressure Swing Adsorbers (PSA)

5.6 Pressure Swing Adsorber Equipment Estimate

5.7 Pressure Swing Adsorber (PSA) - Equipment Installation Man Hours

5.8 Structural Steel Man Hour Table

5.9 WHR Structural Steel Installation Estimate

5.10 WHR Structural Steel - Structural Steel Installation Man Hours

5.11 General Scope of Field Work Required for Waste Heat Recovery Equipment

5.12 Waste Heat Recovery Equipment Estimate

5.13 Waste Heat Recovery Equipment - Equipment Installation Man Hours

5.14 Hydrogen Plant Major Equipment Man Hour Breakdown

5.15 General Scope of Field Work Required for Each Electric Static Precipitator (ESP)

5.16 Electric Static Precipitator Equipment Estimate

5.17 Electric Static Precipitator Equipment - Equipment Installation Man Hours
6 Compressor Station Major Equipment

6.1 Compressor Equipment Estimate

6.2 Compressor Station-Equipment Installation Man Hours

6.3 Compressor Equipment Installation Estimate

6.4 Cooling System-Equipment Installation Man Hours
7 Ethanol Plant Major Equipment

7.1 General Scope of Field Work Required for Biomass Handling and Bagasse Storage

7.2 Equipment Installation Estimate

7.3 Biomass Handling and Bagasse Storage-Equipment Installation Man Hours

7.4 General Scope of Field Work Required for Pretreatment

7.5 Equipment Installation Estimate

7.6 Pretreatment-Equipment Installation Man Hours

7.7 General Scope of Field Work Required for Viscosity Reduction

7.8 Equipment Installation Estimate

7.9 Viscosity Reduction-Equipment Installation Man Hours

7.10 General Scope of Field Work Required for Fermentation

7.11 Equipment Installation Estimate

7.12 Fermentation-Equipment Installation Man Hours`

7.13 General Scope of Field Work Required for Distillation and Dehydration

7.14 General Scope of Field Work Required for Distillation and Dehydration

7.15 Equipment Installation Estimate

7.16 Distillation & Dehydration-Equipment Installation Man Hours

7.17 General Scope of Field Work Required for Ethanol Storage and Loading

7.18 Equipment Installation Estimate

7.19 Ethanol Storage and Loading-Equipment Installation Man Hours

7.20 General Scope of Field Work Required for Chemical Storage

7.21 Equipment Installation Estimate

7.22 Chemical Storage-Equipment Installation Man Hours

7.23 General Scope of Field Work Required for Lignin Separation

7.24 Equipment Installation Estimate

7.25 Lignin Separation-Equipment Installation Man Hours

7.26 General Scope of Field Work Required for Lignin Storage & Handling

7.27 Equipment Installation Estimate

7.28 Lignin Storage & Handling-Equipment Installation Man Hours

7.29 General Scope of Field Work Required for Wastewater Treatment

7.30 Equipment Installation Estimate

7.31 Wastewater Treatment-Equipment Installation Man Hours

7.32 General Scope of Field Work Required for Utilities

7.33 Equipment Installation Estimate

7.34 Utilities-Equipment Installation Man Hours

7.35 General Scope of Field Work Required for Package Boiler

7.36 Equipment Installation Estimate

7.37 Package Boiler-Equipment Installation Man Hours

7.38 Ethanol Plant Major Equipment Man Hour Breakdown
8 Waste heat boiler

8.1 Equipment descriptions

8.2 General scope of field work required for each 400,000lb./hr.

8.3 Waste heat boiler installation estimate

8.4 Waste heat boiler—Equipment installation man-hours

8.5 Scope of field work required for structural steel and boiler casing

8.6 Structural steel installation estimate

8.7 Structural steel and boiler casing-equipment installation man hour
9 Pulp and paper

9.1 Recovery boiler

9.2 Reheat recovery boiler

9.3 General scope of field work required for each recovery boiler sheet 1

9.4 General scope of field work required for each recovery boiler sheet 2

9.5 Recovery boiler installation estimate

9.6 Recovery boiler installation man-hours

9.7 General scope of field work required for each reheat recovery boiler sheet 1

9.8 General scope of field work required for each reheat recovery boiler sheet 2

9.9 General scope of field work required for each reheat recovery boiler

9.10 Reheat recovery boiler installation estimate

9.11 Reheat recovery boiler installation man-hours
10 Industrial package boilers

10.1 Industrial package boilers

10.2 General scope of field work required for each D-type package

10.3 D-type package boiler installation estimate

10.4 D-type package boiler installation man-hours Estimated

10.5 General scope of field work required for each field erected

10.6 Field erected package boiler installation estimate

10.7 Field erected package boiler installation man-hours estimated

10.8 General scope of field work required for each air heater

10.9 Air heater installation estimate

10.10 Air heater installation man-hours

10.12 FD fan installation estimate

10.13 FD Fan Installation Man-Hours

10.14 Field erected package boiler man-hour breakdown
11 Wastewater treatment plant

11.1 Wastewater treatment plant

11.2 Plant equipment installation estimate

11.3 Pumps and mixers installation estimate

11.4 Plant equipment installation man-hours

11.5 Treatment plant equipment installation estimate

11.6 Plant equipment installation man-hours

11.7 Piping installation estimate

11.8 Plant Piping installation man-hours

11.9 Concrete installation estimate

11.10 Concrete installation man-hours

11.11 Weir beam installation estimate

11.12 Weir beam installation man-hours
Renewable Energy Power Plants
12 Biomass Plant Major Equipment

12.1 Equipment Descriptions

12.2 General Scope of Field Work Required for Each 400,000 lb. Waste Heat Boiler

12.3 Waste Heat Boiler Estimate

12.4 Waste Heat Boiler-Equipment Installation Man Hours

12.5 General Scope of Field Work Required for Each Stoker

12.6 Stoker Equipment Estimate

12.7 Stoker-Equipment Installation Man Hours

12.8 General Scope of Field Work Required for Each Economizer

12.9 Economizer Equipment Installation Estimate

12.10 Economizer-Equipment Installation Man Hours

12.11 General Scope of Field Work Required for Each Precipitator

12.12 Equipment Installation Estimate

12.13 Precipitator-Equipment Installation Man Hours

12.14 General Scope of Field Work Required for Each Mechanical Collector

12.15 Equipment Installation Estimate

12.16 Mechanical Collector-Equipment Installation Man Hours

12.17 General Scope of Field Work Required for Each CO and NOx Removal System

12.17 General Scope of Field Work Required for Each CO and NOx Removal System

12.18 Equipment Installation Estimate

12.19 CO and NOx Removal System-Equipment Installation Man Hours

12.20 General Scope of Field Work Required for Each Wet Scrubber

12.21 Equipment Installation Estimate

12.22 Wet Scrubber-Equipment Installation Man Hours

12.23 General Scope of Field Work Required for Each Tabular Air Heater Modules

12.24 Equipment Installation Estimate

12.25 Tubular Air Heater Modules-Equipment Installation Man Hours

12.26 General Scope of Field Work Required for Each Stack

12.27 Equipment Installation Estimate

12.28 Stack-Equipment Installation Man Hours

12.29 General Scope of Field Work Required for Fuel Feeding Equipment

12.30 Equipment Installation Estimate

12.31 Fuel Feeding Equipment-Equipment Installation Man Hours

12.32 General Scope of Field Work Required for Bottom Ash Drag System

12.33 Equipment Installation Estimate

12.34 Bottom Ash Drag System-Equipment Installation Man Hours

12.35 General Scope of Field Work Required For ID, OFA, FD and Spout Air Fan

12.36 Equipment Installation Estimate

12.37 ID, OFA, FD and Spout Air Fan-Equipment Installation Man Hours

12.38 General Scope of Field Work Required for Ductwork

12.39 Equipment Installation Estimate

12.40 ID, OFA, FD, Under Fire and Over Fire Ductwork-Equipment Installation Man Hours

12.41 STRUCTURAL STEEL & MISCELLANEOUS IRON

12.42 General Scope of Field Work Required for Structural Steel and Boiler Casing

12.43 Equipment Installation Estimate

12.44 Structural Steel and Boiler Casing-Equipment Installation Man Hours

12.45 Biomass Plant Major Equipment Man Hour Breakdown
13 Geothermal Power Plant

13.1 Geothermal steam power plant

13.2 Scope of field work for surface condenser

13.3 Surface condenser installation estimate

13.4 Surface condenser equipment installation man-hours
14 Solar thermal power plant

14.1 Solar thermal power plant

14.2 General scope of field work required for each receiver

14.3 Receiver installation estimate

14.4 Receiver installation man hours

14.5 General scope of field work required for receiver panel assemblies

14.6 Receiver panel assembly installation estimate

14.7 Receiver panel assembly installation estimate

14.8 General scope of field work required for thermal enclosure

14.9 Receiver thermal enclosure installation estimate

14.10 General scope of field work required for heat shield set

14.11 Receiver heat shields set installation estimate

14.12 General scope of field work required for cranes, vents and trays

14.13 Receiver cranes, vents and trays installation estimate

14.13 Receiver cranes, vents and trays installation estimate

14.14 Receiver panel assembly installation man hours

14.15 General scope of field work required for each air-cooled condenser

14.16 Air cooled condenser installation estimate

14.17 Air cooled condenser installation man hour

14.18 Solar plant equipment man hour breakdown




15 Green Hydrogen Plant Major Equipment

15.1 Green Hydrogen Plant

15.2 General scope of field work for H2 Compression System

15.3 Compression System Equipment Installation estimate



15.4 Compression System Equipment Installation Man Hours

15.5 General scope of field work for Hydrogen Liquefaction Plant

15.6 Hydrogen Liquefaction Plant Installation estimate

15.7 Hydrogen Liquefaction Plant Installation Man Hours

15.8 General scope of field work for Electrolyze

15.9 Electrolyze Installation estimate

15.10 Electrolyze Installation Man Hours

15.11 General scope of field work for Electrical Equipment

15.12 Electrical Equipment Installation estimate

15.13 Electrical Equipment Installation Man Hours
16 Sample Estimates

16.1 Section Introduction

16.2 Sample Process Piping Estimate Form

16.3 Estimate for HRSG-Three Wide HP Piping and Supports

16.4 Man Hours for HRSG-Three Wide HP Piping and Supports

16.5 Estimate for STG Gland Steam Pipe

16.6 Man Hours for STG Gland Steam Pipe

16.7 Estimate for CTG Cooling Air/Compressor Bleed Pipe

16.8 Man Hours for CTG Cooling Air/Compressor Bleed Pipe

16.9 Estimate for Compressor Station Pipe

16.10 Man Hours for Compressor Station Pipe

16.11 Estimate for Assembly Receiver Tower IC Pipe

16.12 Man Hours for Assembly Receiver Tower Interconnecting Pipe

16.13 Sample Equipment Estimate Form

16.14 Field Erect HRSG-Double Pressure Single Wide

16.15 HRSG Double Pressure; Single Wide-Installation Man Hours

16.16 Waste Heat Boiler, 500,000 lb./hr. Installation Estimate

16.17 Waste Heat Boiler-Pressure Parts and Piping Installation Man Hours

16.18 Comparison Method - Air Cooled Condenser Upper Structure A-Frame Structural

16.19 Comparison and Graphic Analysis of Data

16.20 LM 6000 Turbine Generator Equipment Installation Estimate

16.21 LM 6000 Turbine Generator-Equipment Installation Man Hours

16.22 Renewable Energy - Piping and Equipment Examples

16.23 Sample estimate for Stack - Biomass Plant

16.24 Stack Installation Estimate MH's

16.25 Sample estimate for ACC fan inlet cowl and fan screens

16.26 ACC—fan inlet cowl and fan screens Installation MH's

16.27 Sample estimate for assembly receiver tower IC pipe - Solar Plant

16.28 Man hours for assembly receiver tower IC pipe
17 Statistical Applications to Construction17.1 Introduction

17.2 Graphical analysis of process piping and equipment

17.3 Graphical analysis of process piping

17.4 Graphical analysis for equipment

17.5 Moving Average

17.6 Simple moving average forecast

17.7 Simple exponential smoothing forecast

17.8 Application of the learning curve in construct
Appendix A - Statistical and mathematical formulas
Appendix B - Excel functions and mathematical functions
Appendix C - Formulas- Areas and Volumes
Appendix D - Standard to metric
Glossary
Labor Factors
Definitions for Productivity Analysis
Piping abbreviation

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  • Edición: 1
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  • Publicado: 11 de mayo de 2026
  • Idioma: Inglés

Sobre el autor

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Kenneth Storm

Kenneth Storm is currently an independent consultant for a US-based construction company, preparing construction estimates on a variety of projects such as power plants, oil refineries, petroleum industry tank farms, and compressors stations ranging in price from $500,000 to over $250 million in scope. Accumulating over 35 years of experience, he worked as a major project engineer and piping engineer for a variety of major companies. He graduated with a BS in mathematics and statistics from California State University, Chico. He is licensed and certified as a California General Engineering Contractor and a member of the American Mathematical Association.
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