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Table 2

Recommended infrastructure elements and price bounds for MGA deployments.

MGA Atmosphere   Piping   Encapsulation   Encapsulationa   Insulation  
Brass–C Argon   SS pipe   SS sheet   SS barrel   High temp min wool  
  0.8 1.2 24 36 132 198 292 356 10 15
Cu–C Argon   SS pipe   SS sheet   SS barrel   High temp min wool  
  0.8 1.2 24 36 132 198 292 356 10 15
Cu–Fe Argon   SS pipe   SS sheet   SS barrel   High temp min wool  
  0.8 1.2 24 36 132 198 292 356 10 15
Mg–Fe Air   MS pipe   MS sheet   Barrel   Min wool  
  0 0 12 18 32 48 225 277 4 6
Si–SiC Argon   Ceramic pipe   Ceramic coating   Ceramic coated barrel   High temp min wool  
  0.8 1.2 48 72 264 396 850 1042 10 15
Sn–Al Air   MS pipe   MS sheet   Barrel   Min wool  
  0 0 12 18 32 48 225 277 4 6
Zn–C Air   MS pipe   MS sheet   Barrel   Min wool  
  0 0 12 18 32 48 225 277 4 6

MS refers to mild steel and SS refers to stainless steel. Atmosphere costs have units of (US$/m3), piping costs (US$/m), encapsulation costs (US$/m2) and insulation costs (US$/m2).

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Barrel implementation includes barrel encapsulation, foundation and shipping container costs.

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