State-of-the-art and challenges of Pinch Analysis in energy systems

Abstract

Energy recovery and energy saving are critically important issues in industrial production. With the increasing scarcity of global energy resources and the heightened awareness of environmental protection importance, energy recovery and energy saving in industrial production have become significant factors driving the sustainable development of the industrial sector. Energy recovery technologies can reuse energy that might otherwise be wasted. For example, in industrial production, many processes generate large quantities of waste heat. By applying heat recovery technologies, this waste heat can be effectively recycled and utilised for heating or steam generation, improving energy utilisation efficiency.

Cited as: Wang, B., Chen, Y., Chang, C., Varbanov, P. S. State-of-the-art and challenges of Pinch Analysis in energy systems. Computational Energy Science, 2024, 1(2): 65-68. https://doi.org/10.46690/compes.2024.02.01

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