Matsuda K., Hirochi Y., Kurosaki D., Kado Y., 2014, Application of Area-wide Pinch Technology to a Large Industrial Area in Thailand, Chemical Engineering Transactions, 39, 1027-1032.
Area-wide pinch technology, consisting of R-Curve analysis and Total Site Profile (TSP), was applied to one of the biggest heavy chemical complexes in Thailand, Map Ta Phut industrial area. This study demonstrates that despite the recently-developed heavy chemical complex being highly efficient in energy consumption, a huge amount of energy, potentially, can be saved through energy sharing among the various sites. A mid and long term plan for area-wide energy saving has been developed on this basis.
