Exergetic diagnosis and performance analysis of a typical sugar mill based on Aspen Plus® simulation of the process

Energy

Volumn 145, Issue , 2018, Pages 614-625

  Dogbe, Eunice Sefakor ^a   Mandegari, Mohsen A ^a   Görgens, Johann F ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Aspen Plus ; Exergetic improvement potential; Exergy analysis; Functional exergy efficiency; Grassmann diagram; Sugarcane mill

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXERGY; SUGAR CANE; SUGAR FACTORIES;

ASPEN PLUS; EXERGETIC; EXERGY ANALYSIS; EXERGY EFFICIENCIES; GRASSMANN;

SUGAR INDUSTRY;

COGENERATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; ENERGY BALANCE; EXERGY; MILL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SELF SUFFICIENCY; SOFTWARE; SUGAR CANE;

EID: 85044141448     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2017.12.134     Document Type: Article

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