Retrofit of ammonia plant for improving energy efficiency

Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 46-64

  Panjeshahi, M H ^a   Ghasemian Langeroudi, E ^a   Tahouni, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Energy saving; Exergy analysis; Heat exchanger network; Pinch technology; Threshold problem

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HEAT EXCHANGERS; REFRIGERATION; RETROFITTING;

EXERGY ANALYSIS; HEAT EXCHANGER NETWORK; PINCH TECHNOLOGY; THRESHOLD PROBLEM;

EXERGY;

ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXERGY; HEAT EXCHANGERS; REFRIGERATION; RETROFITTING;

AMMONIA; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXERGY; FUEL CONSUMPTION; POWER GENERATION;

EID: 36048933618     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2007.08.011     Document Type: Article

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