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Optimum heat pump placement in industrial processes: Executive summary

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6366099
When heat pumps are integrated into industrial processes, using an adaptation of pinch technology, large energy savings are possible even with modest heat pump temperature lifts. If greater lifts prove to be economically possible with advanced heat pumps, these already impressive savings can be increased significantly. Improving heat integration through economically optimal heat exchange can have a dramatic effect on process energy consumption. ICI and others utilizing pinch technology in process design have been implementing this technology for some time and are now realizing the resulting energy savings and increased profits.
Research Organization:
TENSA Services, Houston, TX (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC07-85ID12583
OSTI ID:
6366099
Report Number(s):
DOE/ID/12583-2; ON: DE87011039
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English