Retrofitting heat exchanger networks using a modified network pinch approach

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 51, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 973-979

  Bakhtiari, Bahador ^a   Bedard, Serge ^a  

^a NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Heat exchanger networks; Heat recovery; Network pinch; Process integration

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX NETWORKS; COST OPTIMIZATION; DESIGN SOLUTIONS; EFFLUENT STREAMS; EXCHANGER AREA; HEAT EXCHANGER NETWORK; MINIMUM APPROACH; OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS; PROCESS INTEGRATION; PROCESS STREAMS; STRUCTURAL MODIFICATIONS; TARGET TEMPERATURE;

EFFLUENTS; FLUE GASES; WASTE HEAT; WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 84870218383     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2012.10.045     Document Type: Article

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