Optimal heat pump integration in industrial processes

Semester Project Heat Pump Integration in Industrial Processes - II

This semester project follows a previous project at LENI-EPFL [10] and aims at nding the best optimization approach in terms of Heat Pump integration in industrial processes. The MultiObjectiveOptimization method chosen seeks the minimum of both operating and investment costs related to HP purchase. Di erent optimization approaches are tested in order to nd the best solution in terms of feasibi...

Targeting industrial heat pump integration in multi- period problems

Process integration aims at optimizing industrial processes by identifying the heat recovery potential and the optimal integration of energy conversion systems. Most industrial processes especially in the food industry are non-continuous problems (batch problems) that are more difficult to tackle with process integration techniques. Process integration of multi-period problems can become comple...

Solar Heat for Industrial Processes

Experimental Compression – Resorption Heat Pump For Industrial Applications

Wet compression resorption heat pumps are a promising type of heat pumps that operates with nonazeotropic refrigerant mixtures. The main differences, when compared to the classical Rankine cycle, are the nonisothermal phase transition of the mixture in the heat exchangers and the compression of the two-phase mixture in the compressor, which works as a gas compressor and at the same time as a li...

Optimal operational control for complex industrial processes

Process control should aim at not only ensuring that controlled variables to best follow their set points, but also requiring the optimal control for the operation of the whole plant to make the operational indices (e.g. quality, efficiency and consumptions during the production phase) into their targeted ranges. It also requires that operational indices for quality and efficiency should be enh...