Analysis of alternative secondary heat uses to improve energy efficiency-case: A Finnish mechanical pulp and paper mill

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 326-335

  Ruohonen, Pekka ^a   Hippinen, Ilkka ^a   Tuomaala, Mari ^a   Ahtila, Pekka ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Heat recovery; Integrated pulp and paper mill

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES; COMMON CRITERIA; DIFFERENT EFFECTS; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; ENERGY CONTENT; ENERGY SAVING POTENTIAL; FINNISH; HEAT AND ELECTRICITY; HEAT AND POWER; HEAT EXCHANGER NETWORK; HEAT RECOVERY; HEATING VALUE; INTEGRATED PULP AND PAPER MILL; LOW TEMPERATURES; PINCH ANALYSIS; PRIMARY ENERGIES; PRIMARY FUELS; PULP AND PAPER MILL; SIMULATION MODEL;

COMPUTER SYSTEM RECOVERY; CURING; DEWATERING; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FUELS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; MECHANICAL PULP; PAPER; PAPER AND PULP MILLS; PAPERMAKING MACHINERY; PULP MANUFACTURE; RETROFITTING; STEAM POWER PLANTS; WASTE HEAT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTENT; WATER SUPPLY;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

BIOFUEL;

ALTERNATIVE FUEL; BIOFUEL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HEAT BUDGET; HEAT FLOW; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY; SLUDGE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ARTICLE; BARK; BOILER; COMBUSTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; EVAPORATION; FINLAND; HEAT; HEAT EXCHANGE; LOW TEMPERATURE; PAPER INDUSTRY; PULP MILL; SIMULATION; SUMMER; WATER VAPOR; WINTER; WOOD;

CONSERVATION; CURING; DRAINAGE; EFFICIENCY; ENERGY; FUELS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; MECHANICAL PULPS; MOISTURE CONTENT; PAPER; PAPER MACHINES; PAPER MILLS; PULP MILLS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 74149085317     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2009.07.002     Document Type: Article

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