Optimal heat exchanger network synthesis with operability and safety consideration

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Main Author: Ainur Munirah Hafizan
Other Authors: Sharifah Rafidah Wan Alwi, supervisor
Format: Master's thesis
Language:ENG
Published: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 2025
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Online Access:https://utmik.utm.my/handle/123456789/54834
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spelling utm-123456789-548342025-08-21T00:46:48Z Optimal heat exchanger network synthesis with operability and safety consideration Ainur Munirah Hafizan Sharifah Rafidah Wan Alwi, supervisor Chemical engineering Also available in printed version Heat exchanger network (HEN) in the industries is very complex as it considers many problems and situations. Quantitative part such as cost of the heat exchanger and external utilities as well as the qualitative part such as safety, operability and flexibility are part of the design objective. This study presents a method for optimal HEN design which considers the inherent safety and operability aspects in the design. Data will be extracted for pinch study and safety assessment. The construction of continuous hot and cold Stream Temperature vs Enthalpy Plot (STEP) prioritized the inherent safety index than the heat capacity flowrate (FCp). The high ISI of hot and cold streams are matched together and vice versa. Thus, the focus of safety can centralized on a particular heat exchanger. The pinch temperature and minimum utility can be determined from STEP. The disturbance propagation path through the HEN and the affected streams are analysed. The modification of network by downstream path concept is performed in order to reduce the disturbance propagation path and affected streams. The ?Tmin violation and energy penalty is determined due to the changes of network. The flexibility and the structural controllability of each of the alternative network are determined and compared. Highest percentage of changes in every streams of the network and index of structural controllability near to 1 indicates that network is the most flexible and controllable. The application of this method on Case Study 2 shows alternative network 3 is the most flexible and controllable with 22% and 0.917 respectively zulaihi UTM 122 p. Thesis (Sarjana Kejuruteraan (Kimia)) - Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 2015 2025-03-17T03:36:06Z 2025-03-17T03:36:06Z 2015 Master's thesis https://utmik.utm.my/handle/123456789/54834 valet-20170116-15373 vital:93789 ENG Closed Access UTM Complete Unpublished application/pdf Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
spellingShingle Chemical engineering
Ainur Munirah Hafizan
Optimal heat exchanger network synthesis with operability and safety consideration
thesis_level Other
title Optimal heat exchanger network synthesis with operability and safety consideration
title_full Optimal heat exchanger network synthesis with operability and safety consideration
title_fullStr Optimal heat exchanger network synthesis with operability and safety consideration
title_full_unstemmed Optimal heat exchanger network synthesis with operability and safety consideration
title_short Optimal heat exchanger network synthesis with operability and safety consideration
title_sort optimal heat exchanger network synthesis with operability and safety consideration
topic Chemical engineering
url https://utmik.utm.my/handle/123456789/54834
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