Energy and Process Optimization for the Process Industries

Energy and Process Optimization for the Process Industries
Author: Frank (Xin X.) Zhu
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 419
Release: 2013-11-25
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1118782534

Exploring methods and techniques to optimize processing energy efficiency in process plants, Energy and Process Optimization for the Process Industries provides a holistic approach that considers optimizing process conditions, changing process flowschemes, modifying equipment internals, and upgrading process technology that has already been used in a process plant with success. Field tested by numerous operating plants, the book describes technical solutions to reduce energy consumption leading to significant returns on capital and includes an 8-point Guidelines for Success. The book provides managers, chemical and mechanical engineers, and plant operators with methods and tools for continuous energy and process improvements.

Optimization in the Energy Industry

Optimization in the Energy Industry
Author: Josef Kallrath
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 537
Release: 2008-12-25
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 3540889655

This book offers a broad, in-depth overview that reflects the requirements, possibilities and limits of mathematical optimization and, especially, stochastic optimization in the energy industry.

Energy Optimization of Industrial Energy Use

Energy Optimization of Industrial Energy Use
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Release: 1979
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The Brookhaven National Laboratory Industry Model Program (IMP) has undertaken development of a set of industry-specific process-optimization models. These models are to be used for energy-use projections, energy-policy analyses, and process-technology assessments. Applications of the models currently under development show that (1) system-wide energy impacts may be very different from engineering estimates, (2) selected conservation strategies may have the perverse effect of increasing energy use, and (3) a proper combination of energy taxes and investment tax credits is more socially desirable than either policy alone.

Industrial Energy and Process Optimization

Industrial Energy and Process Optimization
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Total Pages: 34
Release: 2004
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PROBLEM STATEMENT: The current Army Industrial Base consists of facilities and installations that produce ammunition, store munitions, manufacture components, and maintain and overhaul equipment; Many of these facilities and their mechanical and energy systems are beyond their useful life, they were designed with little regard for energy conservation and systems reliability; Specific feature of many Army industrial facilities is that they are operating at significantly reduced production capacities. However, this is not addressed by production processes layout and energy systems design and operation; DoD installations are unable to quantify and control energy consumption at industrial facilities or by their processes. Most of AMC industrial processes are unique and are not addressed by the DOE Office of Industrial Technologies Industries of the Future Program and R & D efforts; Holistic approach to energy optimization in industrial facilities, is not addressed by any existing program; U.S. AMC transformation White Paper approved by General Paul Kern (July 2003), calls for adoption of "Lean Thinking" philosophy at AMC industrial facilities through improved use of space, reduced process times, and enhanced customer satisfaction, increased efficiency, and saved Army precious resources.

Energy Optimization in Process Systems and Fuel Cells

Energy Optimization in Process Systems and Fuel Cells
Author: Stanislaw Sieniutycz
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013-02-12
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780080982212

Energy Optimization in Process Systems and Fuel Cells, Second Edition covers the optimization and integration of energy systems, with a particular focus on fuel cell technology. With rising energy prices, imminent energy shortages, and increasing environmental impacts of energy production, energy optimization and systems integration is critically important. The book applies thermodynamics, kinetics and economics to study the effect of equipment size, environmental parameters, and economic factors on optimal power production and heat integration. Author Stanislaw Sieniutycz, highly recognized for his expertise and teaching, shows how costs can be substantially reduced, particularly in utilities common in the chemical industry. This second edition contains substantial revisions, with particular focus on the rapid progress in the field of fuel cells, related energy theory, and recent advances in the optimization and control of fuel cell systems.

Modeling, Analysis and Optimization of Process and Energy Systems

Modeling, Analysis and Optimization of Process and Energy Systems
Author: F. Carl Knopf
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 798
Release: 2011-12-14
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1118121147

Energy costs impact the profitability of virtually all industrial processes. Stressing how plants use power, and how that power is actually generated, this book provides a clear and simple way to understand the energy usage in various processes, as well as methods for optimizing these processes using practical hands-on simulations and a unique approach that details solved problems utilizing actual plant data. Invaluable information offers a complete energy-saving approach essential for both the chemical and mechanical engineering curricula, as well as for practicing engineers.

Energy Management and Efficiency for the Process Industries

Energy Management and Efficiency for the Process Industries
Author: Alan P. Rossiter
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2015-03-25
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 111903339X

Provides a unique overview of energy management for the process industries Provides an overall approach to energy management and places the technical issues that drive energy efficiency in context Combines the perspectives of freewheeling consultants and corporate insiders In two sections, the book provides the organizational framework (Section 1) within which the technical aspects of energy management, described in Section 2, can be most effectively executed Includes success stories from three very different companies that have achieved excellence in their energy management efforts Covers energy management, including the role of the energy manager, designing and implementing energy management programs, energy benchmarking, reporting, and energy management systems Technical topics cover efficiency improvement opportunities in a wide range of utility systems and process equipment types, as well as techniques to improve process design and operation

Simulation-based Optimization of Energy Efficiency in Production

Simulation-based Optimization of Energy Efficiency in Production
Author: Anna Carina Römer
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2021-02-11
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3658329718

The importance of the energy and commodity markets has steadily increased since the first oil crisis. The sustained use of energy and other resources has become a basic requirement for a company to competitively perform on the market. The modeling, analysis and assessment of dynamic production processes is often performed using simulation software. While existing approaches mainly focus on the consideration of resource consumption variables based on metrologically collected data on operating states, the aim of this work is to depict the energy consumption of production plants through the utilization of a continuous simulation approach in combination with a discrete approach for the modeling of material flows and supporting logistic processes. The complex interactions between the material flow and the energy usage in production can thus be simulated closer to reality, especially the depiction of energy consumption peaks becomes possible. An essential step towards reducing energy consumption in production is the optimization of the energy use of non-value-adding production phases.

Potential for Industrial Energy-Efficiency Improvement in the Long Term

Potential for Industrial Energy-Efficiency Improvement in the Long Term
Author: J. de Beer
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 261
Release: 2013-06-29
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9401727287

This book does not give a prediction of what the efficiency will be of the energy use of industrial processes in the future. However, it does give an exploration of limits to the efficiency of current processes and an indication of what might be achieved if new technologies can be developed. At the Department of Science, Technology and Society of Utrecht University research had been done to the opportunities for improvement of the energy efficiency in the short term since the 1980's. This had resulted in a comprehensive database on energy efficient measures. This database and a possible application are described in Chapter 3 of this book. The use of the database induced new research themes around efficiency improvement, e.g. concerning barriers for implementation of measures. It was around 1993 that I did a preliminary study to the potential for efficiency improvement in the long term. Historical analysis had shown us that the short term potential stayed constant over the years. It seemed to be replenished by the introduction of new technologies. This lead to the question whether there are limits to the efficiency, taking into account both thermodynamic considerations and ideas on the development and dissemination of new technologies.