DEVELOPMENT OF A STRATEGY FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT IN A KRAFT PROCESS BASED ON SYSTEMS INTERACTIONS ANALYSIS
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RESUME L’objectif de ce projet de recherche est de developper, valider et appliquer une methodologie unifiee qui considere les interactions des systemes qui affectent la performance energetique du procede Kraft et permet d’en ameliorer l’efficacite. Le developpement d’une strategie d’implantation des mesures d’economie d’energie est le resultat final. L’usine qui fait l’objet de cette etude et situee dans l’est du Canada et produit environ 700 adt/d de pâte kraft blanchie. L’industrie des pâtes et papiers est une des principales industries canadiennes ainsi qu’un des plus gros consommateurs d’eau et de d’energie du secteur industriel. La hausse des couts energetiques et les reglementations environnementales ont amene l’industrie a reorienter ses efforts pour developper des programmes de conservation d’eau et d’energie. Ces deux elements sont generalement analyses separement, cependant ils sont fortement interdependants. Par consequent, une methodologie qui considere l’eau, l’energie ainsi que la production et l’utilisation d’utilitaires est necessaire. La methodologie developpee comprend quatre etapes successives. La premiere est la definition et la caracterisation du procede, car la mise a disposition d’un modele de simulation fiable et representatif est essentielle a l’optimisation energetique. Une procedure qui inclut quatre volets est proposee: la collecte de donnees, la construction du diagramme de procede, l’analyse des systemes utilitaires, et le developpement de la simulation. Les systemes d’eau et d’energie sont les axes principaux de la simulation. La deuxieme etape de la methodologie est l’evaluation de l’efficacite energetique actuelle. Le but est d’identifier les inefficacites du procede et d’etablir des directives pour le developpent des mesures d’amelioration. L’efficacite du procede est evaluee par comparaison avec la pratique industrielle et l’application de nouveaux indicateurs energetiques et exergetiques. Les besoins minimums d’energie et d’eau du procede sont aussi determines lors de cette etape. La troisieme etape, qui comprend la definition des mesures d’economie d’energie techniquement faisables, est le noyau de la methodologie. Plusieurs techniques sont appliquees dans une procedure iterative pour mettre en evidence les synergies existantes. L’objectif est d’ameliorer le procede en maximisant les economies d’energie et en minimisant l’investissement requis. La quatrieme etape est l’implantation de la strategie.----------ABSTRACT The objective of this thesis is to develop, validate, and apply a unified methodology for the energy efficiency improvement of a Kraft process that addresses globally the interactions of the various process systems that affect its energy performance. An implementation strategy is the final result. An operating Kraft pulping mill situated in Eastern Canada with a production of 700 adt/d of high-grade bleached pulp was the case study. The Pulp and Paper industry is Canada’s premier industry. It is characterized by large thermal energy and water consumption. Rising energy costs and more stringent environmental regulations have led the industry to refocus its efforts toward identifying ways to improve energy and water conservation. Energy and water aspects are usually analyzed independently, but in reality they are strongly interconnected. Therefore, there is a need for an integrated methodology, which considers energy and water aspects, as well as the optimal utilization and production of the utilities. The methodology consists of four successive stages. The first stage is the base case definition. The development of a focused, reliable and representative model of an operating process is a prerequisite to the optimization and fine tuning of its energy performance. A four-pronged procedure has been developed: data gathering, master diagram, utilities systems analysis, and simulation. The computer simulation has been focused on the energy and water systems. The second stage corresponds to the benchmarking analysis. The benchmarking of the base case has the objectives of identifying the process inefficiencies and to establish guidelines for the development of effective enhancement measures. The studied process is evaluated by a comparison of its efficiency to the current practice of the industry and by the application of new energy and exergy content indicators. The minimum energy and water requirements of the process are also determined in this step. The third stage is the core of the methodology; it represents the formulation of technically feasible energy enhancing options. Several techniques are applied in an iterative procedure to cast light on their synergies and counter-actions. The objective is to develop a path for improving the process so as to maximize steam savings while minimizing the investment required. The fourth stage is the implementation strategy.
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