Energy conservation in the petrochemical sector holds the key to its financial viability. The
pervasive application of Heat Exchanger Networks (HEN) exemplifies the industry's efforts in …

The petrochemical industry is an energy-intensive process. Heat exchanger network (HEN)
is widely applied in existing petrochemical plants used to save energy. However, there is still …

In the past decades, the Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) has become a promising technology
for low and medium temperature energy utilization. In refineries, there are usually multiple …

Abstract Organic Rankine cycles (ORCs) convert low temperature waste heat into power.
When there are multiple waste heat sources in a refinery, operability and safety …

The utilization of low grade heat in process industries has significant potential for improving
site-wide energy efficiency. This paper focuses on the techno-economic analysis of key …

To maximize the system-level heat integration, three retrofit concepts of waste heat recovery
via organic Rankine cycle (ORC), in-depth boiler-turbine integration, and coupling of both …

This article aims to present a mathematical model for the synthesis of a heat-exchanger
network (HEN) which can be integrated with an organic Rankine cycle (ORC) for the …

As a result of depleting reserves of fossil fuels, conventional energy sources are becoming
less available. In spite of this, energy is still being wasted, especially in the form of heat. The …

Organic Rankine cycles can produce power from various low-to-medium temperature heat
sources efficiently, and may be integrated into industrial processes to recover low-grade …

Waste heat recovery systems are proposed to be an environmentally benign and a cost-
effective application for efficiency improvement of energy conversion systems. In this …