Application of ozone treatment and pinch technology in cooling water systems design for water and energy conservation

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 494-506

  Ataei, A ^a   Gharaie, M ^b   Parand, R ^b   Panjeshahi, E ^c  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b K N TOOSI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^c SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cooling tower; Cycle of concentration; Heat exchanger network; Mathematical programming

Indexed keywords

BLOW DOWN; CIRCULATING COOLING WATER; COMPLEX DESIGNS; CONVENTIONAL METHODS; COOLING WATER SYSTEMS; COST EFFECTIVE DESIGN; CYCLE OF CONCENTRATION; DESIGN METHOD; DESIGN METHODOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL-FRIENDLY; HEAT-EXCHANGER NETWORK; HEAT-EXCHANGER NETWORKS; ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES; INDUSTRIAL PROCESSS; OPTIMAL VALUES; OPTIMUM DESIGNS; OZONE TREATMENT; PARALLEL CONFIGURATION; PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS; PINCH ANALYSIS; PINCH TECHNOLOGY; SIMULTANEOUS INTEGRATION; TOTAL COSTS;

COOLING; COOLING TOWERS; COOLING WATER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DESIGN; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING; OZONE; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER RECYCLING; WATERWORKS;

WATER COOLING SYSTEMS;

EID: 77953550196     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.1568     Document Type: Article

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