Energy and optimization for the process industries

Exploring methods and techniques to optimize processing energy efficiency in process plants, Energy and Process Optimization for the Process Industries provides a holistic approach that considers optimizing process conditions, changing process flowschemes, modifying equipment internals, and upgrading process technology that has already been used in a process plant with success. Field tested by numerous operating plants, the book describes technical solutions to reduce energy consumption leading to significant returns on capital and includes an 8-point Guidelines for Success. The book provid.

Energy and Process Optimization for the Process Industries; Contents; Preface; Part 1: Basic Concepts and Theory; 1 Overview of this Book; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Who is this Book Written for?; 1.3 Five Ways to Improve Energy Efficiency; 1.4 Four Key Elements for Continuous Improvement; 1.5 Promoting Improvement Ideas in the Organization; 2 Theory of Energy Intensity; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Definition of Process Energy Intensity; 2.3 The Concept of Fuel Equivalent (FE); 2.4 Energy Intensity for a Total Site; 2.5 Concluding Remarks; Nomenclature; References; 3 Benchmarking Energy Intensity.

3.1 Introduction3.2 Data Extraction from Historian; 3.3 Convert All Energy Usage to Fuel Equivalent; 3.4 Energy Balance; 3.5 Fuel Equivalent for Steam and Power; 3.6 Energy Performance Index (EPI) Method; 3.7 Concluding Remarks; Nomenclature; Reference; 4 Key Indicators and Targets; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Key Indicators Represent Operation Opportunities; 4.3 Define Key Indicators; 4.4 Set up Targets for Key Indicators; 4.5 Economic Evaluation for Key Indicators; 4.6 Application 1: Implementing Key Indicators into an "Energy Dashboard."

4.7 Application 2: Implementing Key Indicators to Controllers4…