Pinch Analysis

An engineering module for process heat integration – identifying heat recovery potential and selecting energy-efficient heat exchanger network configurations

Energy targets

Hot and cold composite curves, pinch location and minimum hot and cold utility requirements

Heat exchanger networks

Matching streams and comparing heat recovery options for new plants and retrofits of existing heat exchange systems

Engineering trade-offs

Analysis of how the minimum approach temperature (ΔTmin) affects energy use and heat transfer area under process constraints