CHE5172

Energy Systems ( 6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL)

Leader: A Hoadley

Offered:
Not offered in 2006.

Synopsis: Energy targets: composite curves; problem table algorithm; grand composite curves; placement of utilities. Capital cost targeting: area; number of units and capital cost targets; capital energy trade-offs. Pinch design principles and methods: grid diagram; CP rules; design for maximum energy recovery. Automated design: block decomposition; network pinch for retrofit; topology changes to overcome the network pinch. Integration of heat engines and heat pumps: use of the grand composite curve for sizing cycles. Integration of reactors and separators: distillation columns and evaporators. Process changes: plus-minus principle. Extraction of data from process flowsheets.

Assessment: Examination: 90% + Assignment: 10%

Contact Hours: 26 hours lectures and practice classes