Day-to-Day Energy Optimization for Industrial Plants
MENERG-EN-P
Who should attend?
This course aims to optimize energy consumption and operational costs by improving operation of thermal equipment and steam network balance.
Public :
Operation, technical staff & supervisors involved in the technology and operation of thermal equipment, and interested in energy consumption optimization of the plant.
Level :Skilled
Prerequisite :
Engineer diploma or equivalent experience in process industry.
Course Content
ENERGY BALANCE - EFFICIENCY & CONTEXT
KPI’s definition (Key Performance Indicators): energy intensity and efficiency, units and use.
Motivations and constraints: energy dependence and regulation.
Different approaches for energy efficiency: operation improvement, operating conditions optimization, significant improvement solutions, Best Available Techniques (BAT).
ENERGY CONSUMPTION INSIDE FURNACES & BOILERS
Main type of furnaces and boilers. Operating conditions.
Heat balance, efficiency estimate. Scope and limitations to improve efficiency.
Material and equipment used to improve efficiency and heat recovery.
Applications and exercises:
Heater efficiency estimate and flue gas composition calculation.
Boiler operating conditions analysis - Heat recovery in radiant and convection zone.
Impact of fuel composition on atmospheric emissions.
ELECTRICITY & STEAM PRODUCTION
Cogeneration cycles: boiler-steam turbine, gas turbine-waste heat boiler.
Operating conditions (extraction or discharge pressure, single recovery or post-combustion waste heat boiler’s operation) and thermal performance.
Steam network operation and balance. Mechanical energy produced by steam expansion, energy recovery and electricity production optimization.
Sources of margin: technology and use of steam traps.
Application:
Study of a power plant.
Estimation of production cost for steam (HP, MP, LP) and electricity.
HEAT & MECHANICAL ENERGY RECOVERY
Scope and limitations of heat recovery inside heat exchangers. Parameters impacting heat flux and heat transfer.
Sources of margin: heat exchangers performance follow-up, impact of fouling, cleaning strategy and optimum cleaning frequency calculation.
Low temperature heat recovery: heat pumps solutions or mechanical compression of gases (main operating constraints).
Mechanical energy recovery inside process-gas turbines.
Application:
Heat exchanger train performance follow-up.
Optimum cleaning frequency calculation.
PROCESS OPERATION
Limitation of losses: mechanical (operating conditions) and thermal (insulation).
Ways to reduce energy consumption by adjusting operating conditions (pressure, recycle gas flowrate…), thermal integration.
Applications:
Study of different flow control system on compressor.
Impact of a distillation column operating parameters on energy consumption.
Impact of a lack of thermal insulation.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:
list the key points of production and propose an economic use of steam and electricity,
set the operating conditions and the right tunings for combustion optimization in furnaces and boilers,
provide opportunities for improving energy balances.
Ways & Means
Practical course and case studies based on industrial feedbacks.
Numerous exercises to improve understandings.
To French entities : IFP Training is referenced to DataDock ; you may contact your OPCO about potential funding.
Please contact our disabled persons referent to check the accessibility of this training program : referent.handicap@ifptraining.com
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