Co-ordination of pinch technology and the MIND method-applied to a Swedish board mill
Journal article, 2002
By combining the pinch technology and the MIND method, it is possible to identify beneficial and energy-efficient measures in a complex industrial energy system. By tackling a problem on the two different aggregation levels, the result is thoroughly evaluated and durable measures are achieved. The strength of the combination of methods is elucidated in a case study where a Scandinavian pulp and paper mill is analysed. The studied problem concerns pre-evaporation of effluents in a board mill using excess heat. Different alternatives are evaluated, taking into account economic, technical and practicable constraints. The results show that it is cost-effective to pre-evaporate the effluent using excess heat in the studied mill.
energy
pulp and paper
optimisation
energy efficiency
MIND
evaporation
process integration
industrial energy system
pinch technology
effluent
excess heat
Author
Cecilia Bengtsson
Department of Heat and Power Technology
M Karlsson
Thore Berntsson
Department of Heat and Power Technology
M Söderström
Applied Thermal Engineering
1359-4311 (ISSN)
Vol. 22 2 133-144Subject Categories
Chemical Engineering
DOI
10.1016/S1359-4311(01)00080-1