A pinch-based method for defining pressure manipulation routes in work and heat exchange networks

LV Pavão, JA Caballero, MASS Ravagnani… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
Aiming for more energetically efficient and sustainable solutions, academic attention to work
and heat integration (WHI) has grown in the last decade. Simultaneous models for work and …

Large‐scale heat exchanger networks synthesis using simulated annealing and the novel rocket fireworks optimization

LV Pavão, CBB Costa, MASS Ravagnani… - AIChE …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Heat Exchanger Network (HEN) synthesis is an important field of study in process
engineering. However, obtaining optimal HEN design is a complex task. When …

Work and heat integration: An emerging research area

C Fu, M Vikse, T Gundersen - Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract The extension from Heat Integration (HI) and design of Heat Exchanger Networks
(HENs) to including heating and cooling effects from pressure changing equipment has …

An enhanced stage-wise superstructure for heat exchanger networks synthesis with new options for heaters and coolers placement

LV Pavão, CBB Costa… - Industrial & Engineering …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Several methods for heat exchanger networks (HEN) design are based on the use of
superstructures. The models they give rise to can lead to different design options to be …

Work-heat exchanger network synthesis (WHENS)

K Huang, IA Karimi - Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
Research on heat integration has made significant advances in reducing utility consumption
in chemical plants. However, the idea of work exchange between high and low-pressure …

Heat and work integration: Fundamental insights and applications to carbon dioxide capture processes

C Fu, T Gundersen - Energy Conversion and Management, 2016 - Elsevier
The integration of heat has achieved a notable success in the past decades. Pinch Analysis
is a well-established methodology for heat integration. Work is an equally important …

Optimization of coal-based methanol distillation scheme using process superstructure method to maximize energy efficiency

C Cui, X Li, H Sui, J Sun - Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
Despite the current methanol distillation system (MDS) touching a highly energy-efficient
level, there are still opportunities to cut more corners when moving eyesight from heating …

Framework for work‐heat exchange network synthesis (WHENS)

SK Nair, H Nagesh Rao, IA Karimi - AIChE Journal, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Work and heat are the two predominant forms of energy in the process industry.
Considerable savings can be achieved by synergizing the work and heat requirements of …

Synthesis and optimization of work and heat exchange networks using an MINLP model with a reduced number of decision variables

LF Santos, CBB Costa, JA Caballero… - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Integrating the energy available in industrial processes in the form of heat and work is
fundamental to achieve higher energy efficiencies as well as to reduce process costs and …

Simulation-based approach for integrating work within heat exchange networks for sub-ambient processes

H Hamedi, IA Karimi, T Gundersen - Energy Conversion and Management, 2020 - Elsevier
Integrating work synergistically within heat exchange networks can offer considerable
energy savings. Several publications have attempted to optimize this integration using a …