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Pinch Studies: Heat and Mass Integration

Pinch is a methodology for the conceptual design of process heating, utility and power systems.

Pinch technology explores the optimum trade-off between capital and energy prior to a detailed design being started, as illustrated below.

Pinch technology explores the optimum trade-off between capital and energy

Pinch Technology can be applied to any process design problem where effectiveness of design is dependent on ‘source-sink’ conditions. Thus pinch technology is also used for the design of waste minimization and H2 management systems.

Heat and Mass Integration (Pinch) Studies have been conducted at gas processing plants, LNG, petrochemical units and refineries

The Benefits of Using Pinch Technology:

  • Reduces design errors and risk
  • Optimizes process design, by limiting the over or under design of a systems
  • Lowers capital and operating costs
  • Improves operability and flexibility
  • Reduces emissions

KBR Uses Pinch Technology for:

  • Optimization of heat exchange networks
  • Utility system designs
  • Retrofits designs
  • Site integration studies
  • Waste minimization studies
  • Hydrogen management studies