Enhancing thermodynamic efficiency of energy intensive distillation columns via internal heat integration

Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Quarterly

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 383-392

  Olujic Z ^a   Sun, L ^b   Gadalla, M ^c   De Rijke, A ^a,d   Jansens, P J ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^c UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^d SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

Author keywords

Distillation columns; Energy saving; Heat pump; HIDiC; Vapour recompression

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION RATIO (MACHINERY); DISTILLATION; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; PUMPS; STRIPPING (DYES);

COMPRESSION RATIOS; ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; ENERGY SAVING; ENERGY USES; HEAT COUPLINGS; HEAT INTEGRATED DISTILLATION COLUMNS; HEAT PUMP; HEAT TRANSFER AREAS; HIDIC; INTERNAL HEAT INTEGRATIONS; LIMITING FACTORS; PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURES; PROPYLENE/PROPANE SPLITTERS; SIMULATION STUDIES; STATE OF THE ARTS; STRIPPING SECTIONS; THERMAL EFFICIENCIES; TRADE OFFS; VAPOUR RECOMPRESSION;

DISTILLATION COLUMNS;

EID: 58149392704     PISSN: 03529568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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