Lecture-7

UNEQUAL NUMBER OF STREAMS AT

THE PINCH

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 UNEQUAL NUMBER OF
STREAMS AT THE PINCH
Indeed, if the number of hot streams is larger than the
number of cold streams, then no pinch matches are
possible.
150 OC 100 OC Assume the matches H1-C1 and
FCp=0.15 H1
H2–C2 have been selected
FCp=0.25 140 OC
H2 Since H3 needs to go to the
130 OC
FCp=0.1 H3 pinch temperature, there is no
cold stream left to match, even if
127.5 OC 90 OC there is portions of C1 or C2 that
Target=170 OC FCp=0.2
C1 are left for matching. Such
122.5 OC 7.5 matching would be infeasible.
Target=140 OC FCp=0.4 C2
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What is then, the solution?

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 ANSWER
Split cold stream until the inequality is satisfied.
150 OC 100 OC
FCp=0.15 H1
140 OC
FCp=0.25 H2
130 OC
FCp=0.1 H3

C 127.5 90 OC
Target=170 OC FCp=0.2 C1

130 OC 7.5
Target=140 OC FCp=0.25
C2
FCp=0.15 110 OC 10

Notice that different combinations of flowrates in the split

satisfy the inequality.
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 INEQUALITY NOT
SATISFIED
Consider the following case:
150 OC 100 OC
FCp=0.5 H1

OC 90
Target=170 OC FCp=0.2 C1

Target=140 OC FCp=0.4 C2

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 ANSWER
Split the hot stream

FCp=0.2 H1 150 OC 100 OC

FCp=0.3

140 OC 90 OC
Target=170 OC FCp=0.2
C1

127.5 OC 10
Target=140 OC FCp=0.4
C2

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 SOLVE THE FOLLOWING
PROBLEM
Below the Pinch :
100 OC
FCp=0.5 H1 Target=40 OC

FCp=0.3 H2 Target=20 OC

90 OC 30 OC
FCp=0.7 C1

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 ANSWER
Below the Pinch :
100 OC 40 OC
FCp=0.5 H1 Target=40 OC

FCp=0.3 H2 Target=20 OC
60 OC

90 OC 30 OC
FCp=0.5 C1
30
FCp=0.2
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 HANDS ON EXERCISE
Type Supply T Target T F*Cp
(oC) (oC) (MW oC-1)
Hot 750 350 0.045
Hot 550 250 0.04
Cold 300 900 0.043
Cold 200 550 0.02

∆Tmin=50 oC
Minimum Heating Utility= 9.2 MW
Minimum Cooling Utility= 6.4 MW

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 ANSWER
FCp=0.04 550 0C
750 0C 358.89 0C
350 0C
FCp=0.045 H1

0.4
250 0C
FCp=0.04 H2

686.05 0C 6
400 0C

300 0C
FCp=0.043 900 0C C1

9.2 8 8.6
FCp=0.02 550 0C C2
200 0C
1 500 0C 6

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