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Saudi YPC Organized Heat Exchanger Network Workshop (March, 07 2016)

March 23, 2016

By Mohammed Alyanbaawi

The Saudi YPC has organized a technical workshop under the topic of Heat Exchanger Network (HEN) Design and Retrofit Studies based on Pinch Analysis on March 07, 2016. Over 100 Young Professionals (YPs) registered for the workshop, which is considered part of a series of simulation workshops planned by Saudi YPC in 2016 and sponsored by AspenTech (Saudi YPC Platinum Sponsor).The Saudi YPC has organized a technical workshop under the topic of Heat Exchanger Network (HEN) Design and Retrofit Studies based on Pinch Analysis on March 07, 2016. Over 100 Young Professionals (YPs) registered for the workshop, which is considered part of a series of simulation workshops planned by Saudi YPC in 2016 and sponsored by AspenTech (Saudi YPC Platinum Sponsor).

20 YPs representing most esteemed companies and academic institutions in the region attended the workshop. This included participation from Saud Aramco, KBR, YASREF, Jacobs Zate, Worley Parsons, GAP-Tech, SNC Lavalin Engineering Co, SLFE, Al-Abdulkarim Holding, and King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM).

A number of YPs volunteers participated in arranging the workshop by giving a helping hand to the Saudi YPC in organizing the event, participants registration, and software installation. 

During this workshop, AspenTech Consultants explained the Pinch Analysis concepts and demonstrated the use of AspenOne Engineering tools to:

  • Find the Minimum Hot and Cold utilities requirement for a given HEN using Pinch Analysis.
  • Find the Optimum Utilities for the process consumers
  • Find the design changes/ retrofit options to minimize the Hot & Cold utilities consumption in the process
  • Find the Capital cost for the design changes, corresponding energy savings and payback from the HEN modifications.

The Saudi YPC showed their appreciation to the participants and instructor by providing certificates of completion to participants. The workshop was well received by participants who enjoyed a social dinner gathering right after the event.

The topic of the next Saudi YPC workshop will be “Plant Design: Optimization and Feasibility Study using Aspen Plus and other Aspen software.” The workshop is planned for April 12, 2016. To keep up to date on what's happening with the Saudi YPCs, follow them on Twitter @AIChE_Saudi.