Energy efficiency improvement of a Kraft process through practical stack gases heat recovery

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 17-18, 2011, Pages 4091-4096

  Mostajeran Goortani, B ^a,b   Mateos Espejel, E ^a,c   Moshkelani, M ^a   Paris, J ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c FPINNOVATIONS   (Canada)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Hot oil loop; Pinch analysis; Pulp and paper; Stack gases

Indexed keywords

BLACK LIQUOR; CLOSED LOOPS; COLD STREAMS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS; EXERGY ANALYSIS; HEAT PROCESS; HOT OIL; HOT WATER; KRAFT MILLS; OPTIMAL RECOVERY; PAYBACK TIME; PINCH ANALYSIS; PROCESS SCHEMES; PROCESS STREAMS; PULP AND PAPER; RE-CIRCULATION LOOPS; RECIRCULATIONS; RECOVERY SYSTEMS; SIMULATION MODEL; STACK GAS; SURFACE AREA; SYSTEM-BASED; TECHNICAL CONSTRAINTS; TOTAL INVESTMENT;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FLUE GASES; GAS FUEL ANALYSIS; GASES; INVESTMENTS; OPTIMIZATION; RECOVERY; WASTE HEAT; WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION;

KRAFT PROCESS;

EID: 80052937136     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2011.08.016     Document Type: Conference Paper

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