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Energy recovery in petrochemical complexes through heat integration retrofit analysis

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  • Feng, Xiao
  • Pu, Jing
  • Yang, Junkun
  • Chu, Khim Hoong

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This paper proposes the principles of how to define a boundary for heat integration in petrochemical complexes which are composed of several interconnected processing units. In order to obtain retrofit schemes that offer significant energy saving potential and are easy to implement, heat integration strategies are also developed in this study. Two case studies based on an aniline plant and an aromatic hydrocarbon plant, each one comprising several processing units, are presented to illustrate the application of these principles and strategies. The boundary for heat integration in each plant can be the whole plant or its individual processing units, the choice of which is determined by their energy saving potentials. Based on energy saving potential, each processing unit in the aniline plant was selected as the boundary for heat integration. The boundary for heat integration in the aromatic hydrocarbon plant, by contrast, was the whole plant. Retrofit schemes for the heat exchanger networks of the two plants, developed using pinch analysis, revealed that significant heating utility savings could be realized with a small number of network structure modifications.

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  • Feng, Xiao & Pu, Jing & Yang, Junkun & Chu, Khim Hoong, 2011. "Energy recovery in petrochemical complexes through heat integration retrofit analysis," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 88(5), pages 1965-1982, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:appene:v:88:y:2011:i:5:p:1965-1982
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