Process integration. Tests and application of different tools on an integrated steelmaking site
Paper in proceeding, 2011

The energy network in LuleƄ consists of the steel plant, heat and power production and district heating. Global system studies are necessary to avoid sub-optimization and to deliver energy and/or material efficiency. SSAB began work with global simulation models in 1978. After that several more specialized process integration tools have been tested and used: Mathematical programming using a MILP method, exergy analysis and Pinch analysis. Experiences and examples of results with the different methods are given and discussed. Mathematical programming has been useful to study problems involving the total system with streams of different types of energy and material and reaction between them. Exergy is useful to describe energy problems involving different types of energy, e.g. systematic analysis of rest energies. Pinch analysis has been used especially on local systems with streams of heat energy and heat exchange between them.

mathematical programming

exergy

pinch analysis

energy efficiency

process integration

Author

Carl-Erik Grip

Mikael Larsson

Simon Harvey

Industrial Energy Systems and Technologies

Lars Nilsson

Proceedings of Sustainable Thermal Energy Management International Conference in the Process Industries (SusTEM 2011)

Areas of Advance

Energy

Subject Categories

Metallurgy and Metallic Materials

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10/8/2017