Determining the pinch point and calculating the freshwater target for water-using systems with single contaminant

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 85, Issue 11 A, 2007, Pages 1485-1490

  Liu, Zhi Yong ^a   Yang, Yu Zhen ^a   Zhang, Ying ^a  

^a HEBEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Freshwater target; Pinch analysis; Pinch point; Wastewater minimization; Water using network

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CONTAMINATION; OPTIMIZATION; WASTEWATER;

FRESHWATER TARGET; PINCH POINT; WATER-USING NETWORK;

WATER ANALYSIS;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CONTAMINATION; OPTIMIZATION; WASTEWATER; WATER ANALYSIS;

EID: 36549060626     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/cherd06116     Document Type: Article

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