کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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649860 | 884678 | 2006 | 8 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
The worldwide increase in energy demands and the uncertainty of future energy costs make energy conservation a major element in controlling operating costs of any chemical process. This paper presents new opportunities for energy saving inside Bisphenol-A (BPA) plant through the optimal selection of process operating temperatures that enhance plant’s energy recovery system. These optimal operational modifications are systematically selected from a set of allowable process operating conditions without enumeration using novel interval constraint satisfaction model-based software called TEM_iconsTM. The paper shows that simple in-process modifications for the sake of energy utilities saving in an actual BPA industrial facility can result in more than 17% saving in hot utility consumption.
Journal: Applied Thermal Engineering - Volume 26, Issue 4, March 2006, Pages 374–381