Chemingineering – Green Hydrogen
– K. Sahasranaman, Independent Consultant
Climate change, the imperative to replace fossil fuels & the drive towards energy efficiency are pushing the advent of the hydrogen economy faster. Our columnist covers the latest developments in hydrogen production & in particular the potential for green hydrogen using renewable energy.
Industry 4.0 Digital Technologies to Optimise Energy Use in Plants
– Sunil Agrawal, Bharat Yadav– Tata Consulting Engineers Limited
Transformation, Business Unit, Emerson Automation Solutions, India The suite of industry 4.0 digital technologies are revolutionizing plant performance & maintenance & thus enabling optimizing energy use to levels not obtained earlier.
Back to Basics: Introduction to Pinch Technology
– Shreyas Choudhari- Datta Meghe College of Engineering, Atul Choudhari– Tata Consulting Engineers Limited
As one of the major consumers of energy resources, the chemical industry should take steps in optimizing the energy requirements. Employing pinch technology can be one such way to efficiently utilize the available energy resources. Pinch analysis not only identifies the opportunities for energy savings but also provides a way to do so. The article refreshes the basics of pinch technology for the readers to enable them to utilize this technology to the fullest.
Sustaining Condensate Recovery Factor (CRF)
– Vaibhav Pradhan – General Manager – Steam Systems Division, Forbes Marshall, Pune
The author explains CRF in detail & the challenges involved in sustaining a consistent CRF. Various factors that affect CRF are described including on how to sustain the highest possible CRF.
Steam Management and Case Study
– Arun Mote– Executive Director & CEO, Triveni Turbines
Managing energy efficiently in refineries, chemical, and petrochemical plants has become very crucial for reducing manufacturing costs. One of the ways to do so is by utilizing and managing steam in the plants. For which steam turbines – which are used in most process industries- need to be adapted to various levels of steam conditions. This article describes the role of steam turbines with case studies.
Process Integration for Energy Efficiency and Networking of Unit Operations
– C Sailaja– Tata Consulting Engineers Limited …
As energy is the major cost in petrochemical/chemical plants, process integration is the best solution to manage energy efficiently and thus improve overall competitivity. Our author describes in detail the parameters particularly for utilities on how energy can be optimized soas to reduce its consumption and thus the operational costs.
Out of the Box- Solutions to Industrial Problems
– Raghava Chari
The author has provided various solutions related to real-life industry problems he found in his 45 years of operational experience in process plants. In this feature, problems related to the elimination of arcing electrical insulators, flash failures due to electrical insulation, easy replacement of failed motors, and erratic radar level gauges are covered.