GraphicalrepresentationsusedinPinchAnalysisModule:03Lecture09

Module03:BuildingblocksofPINCHTechnology
Lecture09:GraphicalrepresentationsusedinPinchAnalysis

Keywords:StreamData,streampopulation,Grandcompositecurve,Compositecurve,
Capitalcost,Operatingcost,GridRepresentation
BytakinganexampleproblemfromTable3.8(Lecture07)thegraphicalrepresentationsusedin
PinchAnalysisaredemonstrated.
Table3.8:fourstreamproblemsforloadintegrationandutilitypredictionforTminequalto
10C.
Stream
Stream
Supply
Target
CP
H
H
No.
Type
Temperature Temperature kW/C kW kWm20C1
Ts,C
Tt,C
1
Hot1
140
50
2
180 0.15
2
Hot2
90
40
6
300 0.10
3
Cold1
30
150
2
240 0.20
4
Cold2
70
125
3
165 0.10
5
CU
10
20

0.5
6
HU
250
249

UseTMIN=100C.Forthecalculationpurpose,thefollowingdatacanbeassumed:
a)
b)
c)
d)

Costofheatexchangers&coolers($yr1)=14000+30[Area(m2)]0.8
Costofheaters($yr1)=14000+50[Area(m2)]0.8
Costofcoolingutility($kW1yr1)=10.0
Costofheatingutility($kW1yr1)=120

RepresentationofProcessStreamdata
Fig.3.30 (a) shows the representation of hot and cold streams graphically. Hot streams are
conventionally drawn from left to right with arrow head pointing to right. Near the supply
temperatureatextboxhavingthestreamNo.isplacedandsupplytemperatureiswritten.Near
thearrowheadthetargettemperatureiswritten.TheCPvalueofthestreamisalsoindicated.
Coldstreamsaredrawnfromrighttoleftwitharrowheadpointingleft.Atextboxcontaining
thestreamnumberisplacedatthesupplytemperatureend.Supplytemperatureiswrittennear
theboxandthetargettemperatureiswrittenattheotherextremeendhavingarrowhead.The
CPvalueisalsoindicatedforthestream.Fig.3.30(b)showscoldandhotstreamswithhotpinch
and cold pinch values written in both the sides of a vertical line. The CP values of different
streams are written near to the stream at one end and the H values in other end. For hot
streamsHvaluesareveandforcoldstreamitis+ve.

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CP=2

40C

90C

CP=2
CP=6
30C

150C

50C

140C

CP=3

125C

70C

(a)

(b)

Fig.3.30GraphicalRepresentationofprocessstreamsofTableNo.3.8

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150C
140C

90C
70C

50C
40C
30C

CP=3

CP=6

CP=2

125C
CP=2

Fig.3.31Streampopulationplacementacrosstemperatureintervals

Fig.3.31showstheplacementofhotandcoldstreamsacrossdifferenttemperaturelevels.This
indicatesthenumberofhotandcoldstreamsavailableinaparticulartemperatureinterval.For
exampleinthetemperatureinterval(70C90C)allthefourstreams(twohotandtwocold)
areavailable.Howeverinthetemperatureinterval(40C50C)onlyonehotstream(Hot2)
andonecoldstream(cold1)isavailable.

PlotsemployedforAnalysis
PlotsgiveninFig.3.32toFig3.36areusedintheanalysisoftheproblemshowninTable3.8.

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175kW

250kW

Fig3.32HotandcoldCompositecurvesfortheprobleminTable3.8

175kW

250kW

Fig3.33GrandCompositecurvesfortheprobleminTable3.8

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Fig.3.34VariationofpinchtemperaturewithdTminforproblemintable3.8

Fig.3.35Availabletemperaturedifferencefortheproblemgivenintable3.8

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Coldutility

Hotutility

Fig3.36VariationofhotandcoldutilityloadswithTmin

VariationofareaandcostoftheHENwithTminisshownthroughFig.3.37toFig.3.40

Fig.3.37VariationofareaofHEN vs.dTmin forproblemintable3.8

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Fig.3.38VariationofCapitalcost ofHenvs. dTmin forproblemintable3.8

Fig.3.39Operatingcostvs.dTmin forproblemintable3.8

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Fig.3.40TotalcostofHENvs.TminforproblemgiveninTable3.8

GridrepresentationofHeatExchangerNetwork
Thegridisusedtorepresentheatexchangenetworkmoreconveniently.Theimportantdrawing
rulesofthegridrepresentationsare:

Hotstreams(whichrequirecooling)aredrawnatthetoprunninglefttoright
Coldstreams(whichrequireheating)aredrawnatthebottomrunningfromrightto
left.
Aheatexchangerisrepresentedbyaverticallinejoiningtwoblankcirclesonthe
streamsbeingmatched.Theheatexchangerloadisconvenientlywrittenunderthe
lowerbalingcircle.
Heaters(H)andCoolers(C)canberepresentedinacircleinsidewrittenHorConthe
streambeingheatedorcooled.
Temperaturesareputonthegridasshowntoalloweasycheckontheterminal
approachtemperatureofeachunit.
Hotstreamsaregroupedtogetheratthetopandrunlefttorightfromtheirsupplyto
targettemperatures.Coldstreamsbeneathruncountercurrent.
Pinchdivisionisrepresentedinthediagrambydividingthestreamdataatthe
appropriatetemperatures,rememberingtoseparatehotandcoldstreamsbyTmin

TheGridrepresentationforthegivenproblem,whichincludestwohot(H1&H2)andtwocold
(C3&C4)streamsareshowninFig.3.41

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Fig3.41Gridrepresentationofhotandcoldstreamswithprocessexchangers,heaterandcooler

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