Benefit design targeting assessment

A heat recovery targeting assessment starts with data collection for process streams based on existing process design and operation conditions. When extracting operating data, the questions are as follows What time periods of data should be extracted What feed rate and compositions should be used as the basis The idea is to select the operating conditions that reflect the most common operation in terms of feed rate and product yields. On this basis alone, the benefit calculation has meaningful representation. Therefore, two criteria could be satisfied for data extractions ... 

Once operational gaps are identified, assessment methods (Chapters 5-8 for energy operation. Chapters 12 and 13 for process operation, and Chapter 16 for utility system operation) are then applied to identify root causes— potential causes include inefficient process operation, insufficient maintenance, inadequate operating practices, procedures, and control, inefficient energy system design, and outdated technology. Assessment results are translated into specific corrective actions to achieve targets via either manual adjustments, the best practices, or by automatic control systems. Finally, the results are tracked to measure the improvements and benefits achieved. 

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