6.

0 Design of Multiple Pinches

6.1 HEN Diagram

Stream Type Component Tsupply (°C) TTarget (°C) Cp (kW/°C)

1 Hot Formaldehyde 25 200 14.32
2 Hot Isoprenol + water 55 100 26.85
3 Hot Oxygen 25 400 0.94
4 Cold Isoprenol + water 200 56 33.30
5 Cold Isoprenol 110 80 12.21
6 Cold Prenal 400 100 21.56

From earlier sections, we obtained:

TCP = 80 oC, THP = 90 oC, QC,min = 1099.15 kW, QH,min = 8767.6 kW

Let’s say that this plant provides the following steam utility:

 IPS at 210oC  (TCP = 200 oC, THP = 210 oC)

The design of Heat exchanger network with steam utility is shown below. Steam is considered as
hot stream.

*Note that PP= Process Pinch, UP=Utility pinch for steam

UP PP

930.8 kW CP(kW/oC)
210OC
1575.2kW
25O
14.32
1 C
200OC
140.55kW
268.5kW 55OC
2 100°C 90OC
26.85
178.6kW
25OC
400OC 210OC 90OC
3 0.94
61.1kW
96.1OC
4 200OC 33.30
56°C
20.7kW 103.4kW
110OC 799.2kW
5 80OC 12.21

208.3OC
400OC 200OC 100OC 21.56
6
4133.4kW 80°C

IPS 210OC

580.8kW 3624.1kW 366.3kW

Above UP:
Streams Type Heat load (kW) HX 3-6: Remain at 6 = 4312 – 178.6 = 4133.4 kW
3 Hot (400-210)0.94 = 178.6
6 Cold (400-200)21.56 = 4312

Below PP:
Streams Type Heat load (kW)
1 Hot (90-25)14.32 = 930.8 HX 2-4: Remain at 2 = 939.75 – 799.2 = 140.55 kW
2 Hot (90-55)26.85 = 939.75 930.8 + 140.55 + 61.1 = 1132.45 > QCmin
3 Hot (90-25)0.94 = 61.1
4 Cold (80-56)33.30 = 799.2

Below UP:

Streams Type Heat load (kW) HX 2-4: Remain at 4 = 3996 – 268.5 = 3727.5 kW
1 Hot (200-90)14.32 = 1575.2 HX 3-4: Remain at 4 = 3727.5 – 103.4 = 3624.1 kW
2 Hot (100-90)26.85 = 268.5 HX 1-6: Remain at 6 = 2156 – 1575.2 = 580.8 kW
3 Hot (200-90)0.94 = 103.4
4 Cold (200-80)33.30 = 3996
5 Cold (110-80)12.21 = 366.3
6 Cold (200-100)21.56= 2156

Hence,

 Amount of heat supplied by IPS: 580.8 + 3621.4 + 366.3 = 4568.5 kW

 Amount of heat supplied by heater = 4133.4 kW
6.2 Composite Curve

Composite Curve
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Figure 4: Composite Curve with Utility Pinch

6.3 Grand Composite Curve

Grand Composite Curve

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