Publications by Helen Carla Becker

Methodology and Thermo-Economic Optimization for Integration of Industrial Heat Pumps

This thesis presents a systematic methodology, based on pinch analysis and process integration techniques, to integrate heat pumps into industrial processes. The main goals are to decrease the energy consumption and the corresponding operating costs, and t ...

EPFL2012

Targeting industrial heat pump integration in multi-period problems

François Maréchal, Helen Carla Becker

Elsevier2012

Heat pump integration in a cheese factory

François Maréchal, Helen Carla Becker

The aim of process integration is to increase the efficiency and to reduce the energy consumption, operating costs and CO 2 emissions of an industrial process. The proposed methodology is applied to a real case study of a cheese factory with non-simultaneo ...

2012

Heat pump integration in a cheese factory

François Maréchal, Helen Carla Becker

The aim of this work is to increase the efficiency of industrial processes by using pinch analysis and process design methods. The main goals are the reduction of energy consumption, of the corresponding operating costs and of CO2 emissions. In this contex ...

Aidic Servizi Srl, Via Giuseppe Colombo 81/A, Milano, Mi 20133, Italy2011

Process integration and opportunities for heat pumps in industrial processes

François Maréchal, Helen Carla Becker

Process integration methods allow one optimizing industrial processes. The main goals are decreasing energy demand and operating costs as well as reducing pollutants emissions. High fuel costs promote installations of heat pumps. In a heat pump, process wa ...

2011

A Multi-Objective Optimization Method to integrate Heat Pumps in Industrial Processes

François Maréchal, Helen Carla Becker, Giulia Spinato

Aim of process integration methods is to increase the efficiency of industrial processes by using pinch analysis combined with process design methods. In this context, appropriate integrated utilities offer promising opportunities to reduce energy consumpt ...

Elsevier Science, Reg Sales Off, Customer Support Dept, 655 Ave Of The Americas, New York, Ny 10010 Usa2011

Utility Optimization in a Brewery Process Based on Energy Integration Methodology

François Maréchal, Helen Carla Becker, Monika Dumbliauskaite

This paper presents a methodology aimed at improving the energy efficiency of a brewery applying process integration techniques. The different steps of the analysis are presented. The first step is the identification of the process energy requirements and ...

2010

Energy integration of industrial sites with heat exchange restrictions

Luc Girardin, François Maréchal, Helen Carla Becker

Elsevier2010

New generic approach for the analysis of energy conversion system models

Raffaele Bolliger, François Maréchal, Helen Carla Becker

This paper proposes a new approach in the field of energy conversion systems analysis and synthesis. The method is based on a generic and multi-platform description syntax, that clearly separates the information concerning the physical behavior of the mode ...

Elsevier2009

Process integration and opportunity for heat pumps in industrial processes

François Maréchal, Helen Carla Becker

Process integration methods allow one optimizing industrial processes. The main goals are decreasing energy demand and operating costs as well as reduction of pollutants emissions. High fuel costs promote installation of heat pumps. In a heat pump process ...

2009