Heat Exchanger Network (HEN) synthesis is an important field of study in process engineering. However, obtaining optimal HEN design is a complex task. When …
Abstract The extension from Heat Integration (HI) and design of Heat Exchanger Networks (HENs) to including heating and cooling effects from pressure changing equipment has …
Several methods for heat exchanger networks (HEN) design are based on the use of superstructures. The models they give rise to can lead to different design options to be …
Research on heat integration has made significant advances in reducing utility consumption in chemical plants. However, the idea of work exchange between high and low-pressure …
C Fu, T Gundersen - Energy Conversion and Management, 2016 - Elsevier
The integration of heat has achieved a notable success in the past decades. Pinch Analysis is a well-established methodology for heat integration. Work is an equally important …
C Cui, X Li, H Sui, J Sun - Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
Despite the current methanol distillation system (MDS) touching a highly energy-efficient level, there are still opportunities to cut more corners when moving eyesight from heating …
Work and heat are the two predominant forms of energy in the process industry. Considerable savings can be achieved by synergizing the work and heat requirements of …
Integrating the energy available in industrial processes in the form of heat and work is fundamental to achieve higher energy efficiencies as well as to reduce process costs and …
Integrating work synergistically within heat exchange networks can offer considerable energy savings. Several publications have attempted to optimize this integration using a …