Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10263827 | Chemical Engineering Science | 2005 | 14 Pages |
Abstract
To design minimum freshwater networks for fixed contaminant load problems, the nearest neighbors algorithm is applied to process units that lie across the pinch. Units that lie entirely on one side of the pinch are satisfied by the cleanest source available on that side of the pinch. In other words, below-pinch units are satisfied by freshwater and above-pinch units are satisfied by the cleanest available stream above the pinch. Designs based on this methodology, apart from meeting the minimum freshwater target, also minimize the water flowing through the process units resulting in reduced network capital cost.
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Authors
Ravi Prakash, Uday V. Shenoy,