Heat exchanger network cost optimization considering multiple utilities and different types of heat exchangers

Abstract Supertargeting based on composite curves (CC) is widely used to determine the optimum approach temperature (Δ T min ) that yields the minimum total cost for heat exchange networks (HEN). Supertargeting using CC has two key limitations. Firstly, the HEN area calculations are drastically simplified through the assumption that CC segments may be considered as pseudo-single hot and cold streams exchanging heat via only one exchanger that is governed by a single cost correlation. Secondly, the current Supertargeting approach of considering only one hot and one cold utility level may lead to a crude estimation of the total HEN cost and the optimum Δ T min . This work presents the stream temperature vs. enthalpy plot supertargeting (STEPS) method that overcomes these limitations. This paper proves that supertargeting based on CC can lead to up to 50% error in the total cost target and poor Δ T min estimations.

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