Synthesizing networks of heat exchangers. Industrial Energy-Conservation.

Stephanopoulos, G.

1982

823
CIENA

0-262-19203-9

ENERGY MANAGEMENT IN A CHEMICAL PROCESS. Economic considerations. Recovering energy. Estimating heating and cooling requirements. Utilities in chemical processes. ALTERNATIVE HEAT-EXCHANGE NETWORKS. Synthesis of networks. Heating and cooling duties of process streams. The use of heating and cooling duties. The Pho-Lapidus Matrix Method. Evolutionary strategy. The forward-branching scheme of Rathore and Powers. DESIGN AND COST ESTIMATION OF HEAT EXCHANGERS. Designing a shell-and-tube heat exchanger. Estimating the overall heat-transfer coefficient. The cost of a heat exchanger. Operating cost. OPTIMAL HEAT-EXCHANGE NETWORK. Classification of methods. Heuristic synthesis. The Ponton-Donaldson Method. The Tree-branching Method of Pho and Lapidus. Evolutionary Synthesis. The Forward-branching and Bounding Method of Rathore and Powers. A HEAT-EXCHANGE NETWORK FOR A CRUDE-OIL DISTILLATION PROCESS. The process. Heating and cooling duties. An upper bound on recoverable energy. Applying the Heuristic Approach. Annual cost. Simplifying the network. Applying the Ponton-Donaldson Method. ECONOMIC AND DESIGN ASPECTS. Critical analysis of synthesis methods. Economic analysis of heat-exchange networks. Process-engineering considerations.

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GENERAL; INTERCAMBIADORES DE CALOR; PROCESOS QUIMICOS; USO RACIONAL DE LA ENERGIA; MANUALES; ANALISIS ECONOMICO; SECTOR INDUSTRIAL;