Applying heat integration total site based pinch technology to a large industrial area in Japan to further improve performance of highly efficient process plants

Kazuo Matsuda, Yoshiichi Hirochi, Hiroyuki Tatsumi and Tim Shire

Energy, 2009, vol. 34, issue 10, 1687-1692

Abstract: “Area-wide pinch technology” which consists of R-curve analysis and Site Source Sink Profile (SSSP) analysis, was applied to Kashima industrial area, one of the biggest heavy chemical complexes in Japan. This case study demonstrates that despite the very high efficiency of the individual sites in the complex, there is a huge amount of energy saving potential through energy sharing among the various sites. In addition it was found that appropriate use of the available pinch technology tools and techniques allows an industrial area of enormous scale and complexity to be analysed conveniently. This has resulted in practical area-wide energy saving projects being proposed and implemented.

Keywords: Energy saving; Energy sharing; Industrial area; Area-wide integration; Pinch technology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2009.05.017

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