DOE Advanced Industrial Heat Pump program: An analysis of a kraft pulp and paper mill

Technical Report · Mon Jan 15 04:00:00 EST 1990

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6956877· OSTI ID:6956877

Southern Company services (SCS) has completed an analysis of a kraft pulp and paper mill to determine the technical potential and economic feasibility of industrial process heat pumps. This study was carried out under the sponsorship of the US Department of Energy's Office of Industrial Programs (OIP). The objective of the OIP's Advanced Industrial Heat Pump program is to assess the potential application of process heat pumps to a large number of energy-intensive industrial processes as a means of improving overall energy efficiency. SCS served as the prime contractor for a team of participants involved in the project. In addition, SCS collected process data, developed overall process flow diagrams, and calculated heat and material balances for the processes considered. The Advanced Industrial Heat Pump program is a three-phase program. Phase 1 consists of Heat Pump and Process Assessment; Phase 2 --- Heat Pump Design and Installation of Phase 3 --- Heat Pump Evaluation During Operation. This report presents results from the Phase I study of Union Camp's kraft pulp and paper mill located in Prattville, Alabama.

• Research Organization: Southern Co. Services, Inc., Birmingham, AL (USA); Linnhoff March, Inc., Leesburg, VA (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/CE
• DOE Contract Number: FC07-88ID12792
• OSTI ID: 6956877
• Report Number(s): DOE/ID/12792-1; ON: DE90008326
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320303* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Industrial & Agricultural Processes-- Equipment & Processes
COOLING SYSTEMS
COST
DIAGRAMS
ENERGY SYSTEMS
ENERGY TRANSFER
EVAPORATORS
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
FLOWSHEETS
HEAT EXCHANGERS
HEAT PUMPS
HEAT TRANSFER
HEATING SYSTEMS
INDUSTRY
PAPER INDUSTRY
WOOD PRODUCTS INDUSTRY