Total Site Heat Integration Considering Pressure Drops

Energies

Kew Hong Chew²  Jiří Jaromír Klemeš³  Sharifah Rafidah Wan Alwi²  Zainuddin Abdul Manan²  Andrea Pietro Reverberi¹ 

[1] Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry (DCCI), University of Genova, Via Dodecaneso 31, Genova 16146, Italy; E-Mail:;Process Systems Engineering Centre (PROSPECT), Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia; E-Mails:;Centre for Process Integration and Intensification—CPI², Research Institute of Chemical and Process Engineering—MŰKKI, Faculty of Information Technology, University of Pannonia, Egyetem u. 10, Veszprém H-8200, Hungary; E-Mail:

关键词: Total Site Heat Integration;    Pinch Analysis;    pressure drops;    utility distribution;    pumping;   

DOI  :  10.3390/en8021114

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

Pressure drop is an important consideration in Total Site Heat Integration (TSHI). This is due to the typically large distances between the different plants and the flow across plant elevations and equipment, including heat exchangers. Failure to consider pressure drop during utility targeting and heat exchanger network (HEN) synthesis may, at best, lead to optimistic energy targets, and at worst, an inoperable system if the pumps or compressors cannot overcome the actual pressure drop. Most studies have addressed the pressure drop factor in terms of pumping cost, forbidden matches or allowable pressure drop constraints in the optimisation of HEN. This study looks at the implication of pressure drop in the context of a Total Site. The graphical Pinch-based TSHI methodology is extended to consider the pressure drop factor during the minimum energy requirement (MER) targeting stage. The improved methodology provides a more realistic estimation of the MER targets and valuable insights for the implementation of the TSHI design. In the case study, when pressure drop in the steam distribution networks is considered, the heating and cooling duties increase by 14.5% and 4.5%.

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