Bohnenstaedt T., Fieg G., 2014, A Methodical Approach for Energy Efficiency Analysis Based on Existing Process Models, Chemical Engineering Transactions, 39, 1411-1416.
Comprehensive energy efficiency analysis is a major scope of recent process optimisation developments. By now many chemical processes are already highly integrated. Process heat is recovered directly by applying a heat exchanger network and indirectly by using a super ordinated utility system. Responding to market demands or utilizing particular new process alternatives may lead to small scale process changes. Within this document a set of novel handling procedures for evaluating the effects of these process changes on a given heat integration solution are formulated. This methodical approach will be the first step for the development of an efficient energy integration management framework.
