Abstract
The economics of heat pumping across a
distillation column is usually dependent on
the amount of additional compressor work
required to lift thermal energy from a low
source temperature to a high sink
temperature. A reduction of this work
improves the heat pump economics. This
paper presents the results of a heat pump
study conducted by TENSA Services and
sponsored by the U. S. Department of
Energy. The objective of this study was to
determine the potential of heat pump
systems in industrial plants. During the
course of this study, it was discovered that
by carefully applying pinch technology and
by making some process modifications, the
compressor work can be reduced
significantly.
Shukla, D.; Umoh, R. (1990). Heat Pump Application- An Industrial Case Study. Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu). Available electronically from
https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /92269.