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Flexibility Analysis of Heat Exchanger Network Retrofit Designs using Monte Carlo Simulation

Lal, N.S., Atkins, M.J., Walmsley, T.G., Walmsley, M.R.W., Neale, J.R.

Originální název

Flexibility Analysis of Heat Exchanger Network Retrofit Designs using Monte Carlo Simulation

Typ

článek v časopise ve Scopus, Jsc

Jazyk

angličtina

Originální abstrakt

The aim of this paper is to use Monte Carlo Simulation (MCS) to conduct an analysis of the flexibility and controllability of retrofitted Heat Exchanger Network (HEN) designs. Historical plant data is often uncertain and variable but is an important tool for understanding the real-time operation of a HEN. MCS uses these uncertainties to give an analysis of the retrofitted HENs, and it can be used in a more detailed analysis of the controllability and flexibility. Using Monte Carlo Simulation, inflexibility has been defined as the probability of a HEN to fail to meet temperature targets within defined tolerances. Inflexibility can be used as a tool to guide the retrofit analysis of a HEN. A retrofit HEN design should improve the flexibility of the network without compromising on the expected energy savings. The proposed method is demonstrated using a four-stream HEN problem. The inflexibility of the network was shown to be improved with bypass control and optimal allocation of retrofit area and the proposed method succeeds in augmenting the retrofit design method so that cost-effective, flexible retrofit HENs can be identified.

Klíčová slova

Monte Carlo Simulation (MCS); analysis; flexibility; Heat Exchanger Network (HEN) designs; retrofit analysis; retrofit design; retrofit;

Autoři

Lal, N.S., Atkins, M.J., Walmsley, T.G., Walmsley, M.R.W., Neale, J.R.

Vydáno

30. 10. 2019

Nakladatel

Italian Association of Chemical Engineering - AIDIC

ISSN

2283-9216

Periodikum

Chemical Engineering Transactions

Číslo

76

Stát

Italská republika

Strany od

463

Strany do

468

Strany počet

6

URL

BibTex

@article{BUT163309,
  author="Timothy Gordon {Walmsley}",
  title="Flexibility Analysis of Heat Exchanger Network Retrofit Designs using Monte Carlo Simulation",
  journal="Chemical Engineering Transactions",
  year="2019",
  number="76",
  pages="463--468",
  doi="10.3303/CET1976078",
  issn="2283-9216",
  url="https://www.aidic.it/cet/19/76/078.pdf"
}