| Autor: |
Elsholkami, M., Shankar, S., Walawalkar, M., Mehta, M., Merchant, A., Elkamel, A., Alhajri, I. |
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Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering & Operations Management; 2014, p1135-1144, 10p |
| Abstrakt: |
The Athabasca oil sand mines are a valuable natural resource and a large source of revenue. There has been a significant investment made into the recovery of oil from these oil sands reserves. One of the major concerns is the high natural water consumption in the process and methods of conservation of water and energy. Water and steam management are essential for the development of optimal energy infrastructures for the oil sands industry. This paper focuses on a case study on the effective steam management for an existing oil sands company in Canada. Based on an analysis of the material and energy balances of the existing plant, several design improvements were proposed. These design improvements focus on recovering energy lost due to steam wastage and provides effective and energy efficient methods of steam generation to meet the company's requirements. Design simulations were completed using Aspen Plus, and accordingly a techno-economic analysis evaluating the feasibility of the proposed design improvements was conducted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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