Thermal integration of multiple effect evaporator in sugar plant

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 515-522

  Higa, M ^a   Freitas, A J ^a   Bannwart, A C ^b   Zemp, R J ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Multiple effect evaporator; Pinch analysis; Process integration; Sugar industry

Indexed keywords

CROPS; EVAPORATION; EVAPORATORS; MOISTURE; SUGAR (SUCROSE); SUGARS; THERMAL EVAPORATION; VAPORS;

ENERGY CONSUMPTIONS; ENERGY RECOVERIES; HEATING SOURCES; HEURISTIC RULES; INTEGRATION PROJECTS; MULTIPLE EFFECT EVAPORATOR; MULTIPLE EFFECTS; NEW PROJECTS; PINCH ANALYSES; PINCH ANALYSIS; PROCESS INTEGRATION;

SUGAR INDUSTRY;

EID: 55549119947     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2008.03.009     Document Type: Article

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