Systems interactions analysis for the energy efficiency improvement of a Kraft process

Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 5132-5142

  Mateos Espejel, Enrique ^a   Savulescu, Luciana ^b   Marechal F ^c   Paris, Jean ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

^c EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Energy upgrading and conversion; Interactions analysis; Kraft process; Pinch analysis; Water reutilization

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; COGENERATION PLANTS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; STEAM; WASTE HEAT;

COLD WATERS; COMPOSITE CURVES; CURRENT PRODUCTION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS; ENERGY PERFORMANCE; ENERGY UPGRADING AND CONVERSION; INDIRECT EFFECTS; INTERACTIONS ANALYSIS; INTERNAL HEAT RECOVERY; KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS; KRAFT PULPING; NON-ISOTHERMAL MIXING; PINCH ANALYSIS; PROCESS HEAT; RE-UTILIZATION; SPECIFIC ENERGY; STEAM PRODUCTION; SYSTEMS INTERACTION; WATER INTAKES;

KRAFT PROCESS;

COLD WATER; CONTROL SYSTEM; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MILL;

EID: 78649824738     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2010.08.002     Document Type: Article

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