Energy Integration
Energy Integration (EI) is a general concept which provides a holistic view to the generation, allocation, transformation, and exchange of all forms of energy including heat and work (or heat rate and power when the system is studied on a per unit-time basis).
Heat
Heat Integration
Heat Integration (HI) was the foundation and the origin of the Pinch Analysis. Different PA approaches and mathematical programming methods have been developed for Heat Integration.
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Some of these tools are Grid Diagram, Composite Curves, Problem Table Analysis, Grand Composite Curve, Temperature Driving Force Plot, Exergy Composite Curves, Exergy Grand Composite Curve, Etc.
Heat integration is the Systematic and General Methods for Designing Integrated Production Systems ranging from Individual Processes to Total Sites, with special emphasis on the Efficient Use of Energy and reducing Environmental Effects.​
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HEN (New Design – Retrofit – Debottlenecking)
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Utility (Hot & Cold UT – Steam Raising – BFW & Furnace Air Preheat)
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Integration of Unit Operations (Distillation, Reactor, Evaporator, Dryer)
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Etc.
Power
Power Integration
Power Integration (PI) thru Pinch Analysis is a newly developed extension of Pinch Analysis concept used for targeting the minimum electricity used for hybrid power systems (HPSs) which have renewable energy sources.
Some of the methods developed for Power Pinch are Modified Extended-Power Composite Curve (MEPoCC) and Modified Extended-Power Storage Cascade Table (MEPoSCT).
Power Pinch is a newly developed extension of Pinch Analysis concept used for targeting the minimum electricity used for hybrid power systems (HPSs) which have renewable energy sources.
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Heat Engine Integration (Steam Turbine – Gas Turbine – Diesel Engine)
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Heat Pump Integration (Above Ambient – Refrigeration)
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Pressure Drop Consideration in HEN
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Etc.
Heat & Power
Combined Heat & Power
Combined Heat & Power (CHP) systems have been widely used for residential and industrial purposes. In this system, the total energy requirement of each unit can be met with heat and electricity.
A CHP benefits from a developed tool considering both heat and power integration for targeting the minimum amount of purchased outsourced electricity and the amount of heat that should be integrated.
Combined Heat and Power (CHP), also known as cogeneration, is a suite of technologies that can use a variety of fuels to generate electricity or power at the point of use, allowing the heat that would normally be lost in the power generation process to be recovered to provide needed heating and/or cooling.
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Co-generation
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Entire Process Design (Including Low Temperature Processes)
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Total Site Integration