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Exergy analysis of sodium tripolyphosphate manufacture

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OSTI ID:483956
Sodium tripolyphosphate finds wide applications in different branches of industry and medicine. It is used in big amounts for softening of water and as a component of different detergent compositions. Using exergy method for thermodynamic analysis, an evaluation of energy effectively of an installation for sodium tripolyphosphate production was done. Material, heat and exergy balances of the whole system and its separate parts were made. The exergy coefficients of efficiency, internal and external exergy losses are calculated. It was found that the exergy efficiency of the investigated system is low. The exergy efficiency coefficient is 6.75%. The high exergy losses are due to poor utilization of heat of flue gas, obtained from natural gas.
OSTI ID:
483956
Report Number(s):
CONF-961105--; ISBN 0-7918-1527-7
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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