March 2022
Water Management
Optimize a cascaded cooling water network
Waste heat in process units is removed via heat exchange with a recirculating cooling water supply and return stream (FIG. 1).
The Authors
Hemant L. Bhatia is a Technical Director for process engineering with Fluor Enterprises in Aliso Viejo, California. He has more than 40 yr of experience in conceptual studies, front-end process engineering and detailed process design of refineries, chemicals and petrochemical plants. Mr. Bhatia holds BS and MS degrees in chemical engineering from Montana State University.
Chris Garcia is a Senior Process Engineer with Fluor Enterprises in Aliso Viejo, California. He has more than 15 yr of experience in the oil, gas and chemicals industries, and is experienced with hydrotreating, delayed coking, gas treating and methanol synthesis technologies. Mr. Garcia graduated from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor with a B.S.E. degree in chemical engineering.
Krish K. Nangia is a Process Technology Director/Senior Fellow with Fluor Enterprises Inc. He has more than 40 yr of experience in petroleum refining, gas processing and petrochemical projects. Dr. Nangia holds a BS degree in chemical engineering from Delhi University and a PhD from McGill University. He is a registered PE in California.
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