In:
AIChE Journal, Wiley, Vol. 63, No. 12 ( 2017-12), p. 5413-5424
Abstract:
A novel approach for conceptual design for process flow sheets at the “systems‐level” is showcased in this article. A graphical technique, called the “GH‐space,” is used to analyze the flows of material, heat and work within a process to provide insight into the interactions of various units within the process. Any unit process, which interacts with the surroundings by transferring heat and work, can be represented as a vector on the GH‐space. While material and energy balances are normally performed on a flowsheet, this vectored approach allows the material and energy balances to be used to construct a flowsheet. This article focuses on using the GH‐space to synthesis a synthetic fuels flowsheet. It was shown that a process could be designed that not only produced the desired product but could also consume carbon dioxide as a feed, along with the feeds of methane and oxygen, and could even potentially generate electricity. © 2017 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J , 63: 5413–5424, 2017
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0001-1541
,
1547-5905
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wiley
Publication Date:
2017
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2020333-0
detail.hit.zdb_id:
240008-X
