Design and Cost Optimization of Heat Exchangers Network System in a Typical Brewery Plant

Design and Cost Optimization of Heat Exchangers Network System in a Typical Brewery Plant

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Submitted Jan 27, 2020
Published Mar 6, 2020
DOI https://doi.org/10.24018/ejeng.2020.5.3.1748
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Vol. 5 No. 3: MARCH 2020
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  •   Shadrack Uzoma Mathew

    •    Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
  •   Tamzor Lebari Aban

    •    Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

Abstract

Heat exchanger design and cost optimization had been carried out for Pabod Brewery, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria using Pinch Technology as process application method. The gross energy expenditure by the plant is 10.44MW at production capacity of 400,000 liters of beer per day. On quantitative aggregate 6.157MW goes for heating and 4.267MW for cooling. A temperature pinch or minimum approach temperature (?Tmin) of 100C, minimum heating utility of 5.04MW and cooling utility of 3.09MW were recorded. Energy upturn of 1.08MW and 1.23MW for the hot and cold flows were measured. This finding correlates to energy conservationS of 18% for hot utility and 21% for the cold utility. Overall improvement in capital and annualized costs of 39% was achieved for the hot and cold utilities. The researchers strongly recommend the outcome of this research to process applications in brewery, chemical, petrochemical, oil and gas industries.


Keywords: Heat Exchanger Design and Cost Optimization, Energy Upturn, Capital Cost, Annualized Cost

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Mathew, S.U. and Aban, T.L. 2020. Design and Cost Optimization of Heat Exchangers Network System in a Typical Brewery Plant. European Journal of Engineering and Technology Research. 5, 3 (Mar. 2020), 245–251. DOI:https://doi.org/10.24018/ejeng.2020.5.3.1748.