Introducing a new parameter for evaluating the degree of integration in cryogenic liquid recovery processes

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 916-930

  Mehrpooya, Mehdi ^a   Vatani, Ali ^a   Moosavian, S M Ali ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Energy; Exergy; Integration degree; Liquid recovery

Indexed keywords

BASIC VARIABLES; ENERGY; NEW PARAMETERS; OPERATING CONDITION; OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; PROCESS PERFORMANCE; PROCESS STREAMS; RECOVERY PROCESS; TOTAL COSTS;

CRYOGENIC LIQUIDS; EXERGY; OPERATING COSTS; RECOVERY; REFRIGERATION;

INTEGRATION;

EID: 80052319022     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2011.07.008     Document Type: Article

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