A new systematic technique for retrofit of water network

This paper presents a new systematic technique for the retrofit of existing water network based on pinch analysis. This technique, which was applied on a paper mill, consists of three main steps: Network Diagnosis, Network Retrofit and Network Evolution. Network diagnosis step provides agood underst...

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Main Authors: Tan, Yin ling, Manan, Zainuddin
Format: Journal Article
Published: Inderscience Publisher 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/21025
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Manan, Zainuddin
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Manan, Zainuddin
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description This paper presents a new systematic technique for the retrofit of existing water network based on pinch analysis. This technique, which was applied on a paper mill, consists of three main steps: Network Diagnosis, Network Retrofit and Network Evolution. Network diagnosis step provides agood understanding of the existing water network through the use of a new tool called the Concentration Block Diagram (CBD). Next, modifications based on a set of pinch rules were performed on the existing water network to achieve the preliminary retrofit design. Finally, the preliminary retrofit design will go through an evolution to generate the final retrofit scheme. A paper making process case study was utilised to demonstrate the applicability of this new methodology. The results show that 55.5% of fresh water consumption and 65.7% of wastewater generation have been reduced, respectively, for the paper mill case study.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-210252017-09-13T15:59:41Z A new systematic technique for retrofit of water network Tan, Yin ling Manan, Zainuddin retrofit Water Cascade Analysis (WCA) Concentration Block Diagram (CBD) water minimisation This paper presents a new systematic technique for the retrofit of existing water network based on pinch analysis. This technique, which was applied on a paper mill, consists of three main steps: Network Diagnosis, Network Retrofit and Network Evolution. Network diagnosis step provides agood understanding of the existing water network through the use of a new tool called the Concentration Block Diagram (CBD). Next, modifications based on a set of pinch rules were performed on the existing water network to achieve the preliminary retrofit design. Finally, the preliminary retrofit design will go through an evolution to generate the final retrofit scheme. A paper making process case study was utilised to demonstrate the applicability of this new methodology. The results show that 55.5% of fresh water consumption and 65.7% of wastewater generation have been reduced, respectively, for the paper mill case study. 2008 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/21025 10.1504/IJEP.2008.018415 Inderscience Publisher restricted
spellingShingle retrofit
Water Cascade Analysis (WCA)
Concentration Block Diagram (CBD)
water minimisation
Tan, Yin ling
Manan, Zainuddin
A new systematic technique for retrofit of water network
title A new systematic technique for retrofit of water network
title_full A new systematic technique for retrofit of water network
title_fullStr A new systematic technique for retrofit of water network
title_full_unstemmed A new systematic technique for retrofit of water network
title_short A new systematic technique for retrofit of water network
title_sort new systematic technique for retrofit of water network
topic retrofit
Water Cascade Analysis (WCA)
Concentration Block Diagram (CBD)
water minimisation
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/21025