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Potential Energy Savings by Using Alternative Technologies for the Separation of Fluid Mixtures
Abstract
The focus of this work is to analyze alternative
processes and technologies for the separation of
fluid mixtures with respect to energy consumption.
In an effort to illustrate the dramatic potential
energy savings of various alternative separation
processes, evaluations of such processes for three
industrially important fluid mixtures--ethanol-water,
air, and ethylbenzene-styrene--are included.
No specific attempt was made to cover all
possible energy-saving alternatives in the cases
studied. The ones chosen for the evaluations are
some of the more conventional processes that appear
to have possibilities of commercial application in
the near future. In some cases commercial
applications have already been successfully
implemented.
It is not the objective of this work to
determine the optimum alternative from an economic
standpoint. The evaluations address energy
consumption only, since the purpose of the analysis
is to determine the typical energy consumption per
unit or product for the various technologies.
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Citation
Bravo, J. L. (1986). Potential Energy Savings by Using Alternative Technologies for the Separation of Fluid Mixtures. Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu). Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /93047.