Plant sites are normally divided into regions consisting of the individual production
processes and the utility system (s). While heat integration within the individual processes …

One of the most important conclusions of the energy integration techniques is that energy
efficiency can only be analyzed with respect to the pinch point location of the system …

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the role of heat pumps in total site heat integration. It
will be shown how heat pumps can help de-bottleneck heat transfer so that maximum …

The importance of integration in process plant design has long been recognised. This is
evidenced for example, by the existence of complex heat and power networks in modern …

The paper deals with an extension of Total Site Integration to Locally Integrated Energy
Sectors producing more realistic utility and heat recovery targets. Process Heat Integration …

The refining and petrochemical industries generally own process plants and utility systems.
Process plants are configured to finish the transformation and separation of materials, and …

Heat integration across plants can be accomplished either directly using process streams or
indirectly using intermediate fluids. By applying pinch analysis to a system of two plants, it is …

Energy integration between several processes has been applied giving more economical
and profitable operation. The method for waste heat integration of several processes was …

Site expansions or changes in production capacities are usually related with changes of
utilities demands and/or utility system design. Despite several available and well …

In this paper, a real-life case study of a complex natural gas refinery has been analyzed
using the pinch technology concept, so that heat recovery as well as total hot and cold …