Publication detail

Relating Bridge Analysis for Heat Exchanger Network Retrofit Identification to Retrofit Design

Walmsley, T.G. Lal, N.S. Varbanov, P.S. Klemes, J.J.

English title

Relating Bridge Analysis for Heat Exchanger Network Retrofit Identification to Retrofit Design

Type

conference paper

Language

en

Original abstract

The aim of the paper is to improve a recently developed automated HEN retrofit targeting method by linking the shapes of the Exchanger Shifted Composite Curve (ESCC) and Exchanger Grand Composite Curve (EGCC) to the required HEN retrofit design measures. The automated HEN retrofit targeting method is based on Bridge Analysis, which identifies new and existing utility paths for energy saving through the enhancement and/or addition of heat exchanger area and the installation of new exchangers. To build the required understanding, generic cases are analysed, one of which is presented. Links between the Exchanger Composite Curves with the required HEN retrofit design are established. The analysis concludes that the Heat Surplus-Deficit Cascade for some recovery exchangers may be divided two sections – Pinched and non-Pinched sections – to better represent and identify the number and type of modifications that a retrofit opportunity will require.

English abstract

The aim of the paper is to improve a recently developed automated HEN retrofit targeting method by linking the shapes of the Exchanger Shifted Composite Curve (ESCC) and Exchanger Grand Composite Curve (EGCC) to the required HEN retrofit design measures. The automated HEN retrofit targeting method is based on Bridge Analysis, which identifies new and existing utility paths for energy saving through the enhancement and/or addition of heat exchanger area and the installation of new exchangers. To build the required understanding, generic cases are analysed, one of which is presented. Links between the Exchanger Composite Curves with the required HEN retrofit design are established. The analysis concludes that the Heat Surplus-Deficit Cascade for some recovery exchangers may be divided two sections – Pinched and non-Pinched sections – to better represent and identify the number and type of modifications that a retrofit opportunity will require.

Keywords in English

Energy conservation; Heat exchangers; Bridge analysis; Composite curves; Grand composite curves; Heat exchanger network; Heat-exchanger areas; IMPROVE-A; Retrofit design; Two section; Retrofitting

Released

01.08.2018

Publisher

Italian Association of Chemical Engineering - AIDIC

ISSN

2283-9216

Book

Chemical Engineering Transactions

Volume

70

Number

70

Edition number

70

Pages from–to

295–300

Pages count

6

BIBTEX


@inproceedings{BUT152193,
  author="Timothy Gordon {Walmsley} and Petar Sabev {Varbanov} and Jiří {Klemeš},
  title="Relating Bridge Analysis for Heat Exchanger Network Retrofit Identification to Retrofit Design",
  booktitle="Chemical Engineering Transactions",
  year="2018",
  volume="70",
  number="70",
  month="August",
  pages="295--300",
  publisher="Italian Association of Chemical Engineering - AIDIC",
  issn="2283-9216"
}