Material pinch analysis is an analysis whereby it is used for water saving and reduce wastewater from its process. The analysis is sing a mass integration. In this context, the material reuse is defined as effluent from one process unit is channelled to another unit and does not re-enter the unit where it has been previously used; while recycle allows the effluent to re-enter the unit where it has been previously used. When the maximum potential for direct reuse or recycle is exhausted, the effluent may be sent for regeneration in an interception unit.
The first step to do pinch analysis is to tabulate a table of water limiting data. In this data, we can define how water that is consumed in the process whilst water that produced after process is done. Table 3.1 and 3.2 show the water limiting data parameter for water source and water sinks. Water source is defined as unit that produce water while water sinks is unit that require water feed.
Table 3.1 Water sinks data limiting parameter Water Sinks (stream) Raw Water Pasteurization Washing Cooling in Cheese Vats Flowrate (kg/s) 5.39 1.2 3.65 0.56 Cheese composition (ppm) 0 0 1.5 0
Water Sources (stream) Pasteurization Cooling in Cheese Vats Washing Wastewater Water in Product
Material recovery pinch diagram can then be plotted into a diagram. By using algebraic approach and calculate all the impurities load to do pinch, a pinch composition is found at the composition of 1.25 ppm, which represents the most constrained area where maximum recovery can be achieved.
3.65
Total (Fj - Fi) (kg/s) Ffw = 5.95 -0.79 -3.55 3.65 -4.56 Fww =
Figure 3.1 shows that an amount 3.55 kg/s can be recovered to minimise the water usage. By using this method, it can shows that amount of water to be feed is 3.338 kg/s, while the wastewater produced is 4.038 kg/s. But, the amount of water to be recovered is large, 3.55 kg/s.
pinch
FFW = 3.34
FREC = 3.55
FWW = 4.038
source composite curve
Flowrate, kg/s
sink composite curve