In Part 1, the basic principle of pinch technology and applications were presented. Pinch technology is a valuable tool in the design of greenfield HPI facilities. More importantly, such tools provide..
In Part 1, the basic principle of pinch technology and applications were presented. Pinch technology is a valuable tool in the design of greenfield HPI facilities. More importantly, such tools provide great benefits in the revamp of existing energy networks. Such investigation tools do have daily applications when applied. Are you using pinch technology to optimize your facility on a daily basis?
Finding scope for improvement—Revamp targeting
The inefficiencies that are typically found in existing preheat trains are:
High design ΔTmin at the pinch—insufficient exchanger area installed originally
Cross-pinch heat transfer—poor exchanger positioning
Poor exchanger a
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