Ahead of heat exchanger network (HEN) design, setting an optimal pinch temperature
difference for pinch analysis depends vitally on the capital cost target. Conventional …

Pinch analysis is vital in optimizing heat exchanger networks (HENs). Targeting methods are
used when determining cost effectiveness with pinch analysis. However, the existing …

Reduction of energy requirements in the process industries results in increased profitability
and better environmental performance. Methods for heat exchanger network (HEN) retrofit …

Economic and environmental benefits result from increasing the energy efficiency of
industrial systems. This article presents the application of bridge analysis concepts to …

Pinch analysis plays a vital role through graphical representation in guiding rational energy
utilization and cost savings. Stream data in graphical tools provide intuitive visual insights for …

The retrofit of heat exchanger network often needs topology changes to overcome the
network pinch to increase heat recovery. It is difficult to maximize energy recovery and …

For almost a half-decade, the methodology of Pinch Analysis (PA) and heat integration (HI)
has been used to optimize the requirements of external utilities. Though much has been …

In synthesizing optimal heat recovery networks, Composite Curve (CC) plots and Problem
Table Algorithms (PTAs) have been the most popular tools for determining the minimum …

Pinch analysis has been known as one of the tools for smart energy management. This
technique has successfully been applied in more than three decades in various industries …

For refineries throughout the world, energy management is an important element for
controlling total operating costs. Over the past decades there appears to be an urgent need …