Optimisation model for integration of cooling and heating systems in large industrial plants

Jarmo Söderman , Pekka Ahtila

Large industrial plants have often hundreds of heating and cooling heat exchangers. A common situation is that cooling demands of the processes are satisfied without any deeper analysis of the overall impact of the cooling systems on the plant's economy or the environment. If cooling water is available it is used as much as needed and then pumped back to the river, some degrees warmer.

Mots clés: Industrial cooling systems; design; optimisation

Jarmo Söderman, Pekka Ahtila. Optimisation model for integration of cooling and heating systems in large industrial plants. Applied Thermal Engineering, 2009, 30 (1), pp.15. ⟨10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2009.03.018⟩. ⟨hal-00593330⟩