Environmental and economic assessments of heat exchanger networks for optimum minimum approach temperature
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-15-2003
Abstract
Heat exchanger networks (HENs) design for optimum minimum approach temperature (ΔTmin,opt) is presented using economic and environmental evaluations. The environmental assessment methodology includes seven environmental indices, based on the life-cycle impact assessment (LCIA) of both pre-manufacturing and manufacturing stages for equipment, fuel, and energy. A single normalized and weighted environmental index (IPC) is developed and then incorporated with the economic index using the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) method to identify ΔTmin,opt. Three case studies of pinched problems are presented. It is found that ΔT min,opt using IPC as the objective is similar but not identical to ΔTmin,opt using annualized cost as the objective. For some environmental categories, pre-manufacturing impacts are dominant, however, environmental impacts of the HEN are always less than without a HEN. A sensitivity analysis shows the effect of several parameters on ΔT min,opt. © 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
Publication Title
Computers and Chemical Engineering
Recommended Citation
Wen, Y.,
&
Shonnard, D.
(2003).
Environmental and economic assessments of heat exchanger networks for optimum minimum approach temperature.
Computers and Chemical Engineering,
27(11), 1577-1590.
http://doi.org/10.1016/S0098-1354(03)00097-8
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