OPTIMAL DESIGN OF HEAT EXCHANGER NETWORK IN OIL REFINERIES
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Volume 6 (2), April 2021, Pages 86-90
1Natig Abbasov, 2Ziyaddin Ziyaddinli
1Assistant, "Oil and gas equipment" Department, Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University, Candidate of technical sciences, Azerbaijan. E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
2Master, "Oil and gas equipment" Department, Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University, Azerbaijan. E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Abstract
The performance of the heat exchanger network (HEN) in a plant is an important aspect of energy conservation. “Pinch” technology and mathematical programming techniques offer an effective and practical method for designing the HEN for new and retrofit projects. The fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) is a dominant process in oil refineries and there has been a sustained effort to improve the efficiency and yield of the unit over the years. HEN optimal design in FCC process is an essential element in reducing the cost and improving the process as a whole. The objective of this work is to introduce a systematic procedure for designing optimal and flexible FCC-HEN that incorporates variations in feed flow rates and specs and on same time considers different schedules imposed on the process.
Keywords: heat exchangers, fluid catalytic cracking, design of network, oil refinery, heat recovery systems