Process and ChemicalHeat Integration and Pinch Analysis
Pinch analysis identifies the minimum energy a process can use before any equipment is specified, which turns energy reduction from a search for opportunities into a calculation. This course covers applying it. Delegates work through stream data extraction, which is where most studies go wrong, composite curves and the pinch itself, and the targets for hot utility, cold utility and heat exchange area. Network design follows, including the rules that keep a design at target. Retrofit receives detailed attention, since existing plant constrains what can be changed. The course closes on utility system integration and on presenting a case that will be funded.
Course objectives
- Extract stream data correctly from a process
- Construct composite curves and locate the pinch
- Set energy and area targets before designing
- Design a heat exchanger network that meets target
- Apply the rules that prevent cross pinch heat transfer
- Retrofit an existing network within its constraints
- Present an energy case that will be funded
Who should attend
- Process and energy engineers
- Design and project engineers
- Technical services and optimisation staff
- Utilities engineers
- Managers evaluating energy investment
Course outline
- 01Targets before design
- 02Stream data extraction
- 03Composite curves and the pinch
- 04Energy and area targets
- 05Network design rules
- 06Cross pinch transfer and its cost
- 07Retrofit within existing constraints
- 08Utility integration and the funding case
Scheduled sessions
| Dates | Venue | Format | Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 to 20 November 2026 | Gaborone, Botswana | Classroom | R14,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 14 to 16 December 2026 | Pretoria, South Africa | Classroom | R14,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 6 to 8 January 2027 | Cape Town, South Africa | Classroom | R14,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 13 to 15 January 2027 | Online | Online | R6,500 per delegate | Register Now |
| 20 to 22 January 2027 | Maputo, Mozambique | Classroom | USD 995 per delegate | Register Now |