To allow users to perform pinch analysis on their own plants as easily as possible, this

free spreadsheet has been supplied. This performs the key targeting calculations and
plots, as follows:

Input of stream data (either as CP or heat load).

Calculation of composite curve data, Problem table, energy targets and pinch
temperature.
Plotting of composite curves and GCC.
Plotting stream population over temperature range and basic grid diagram.
Tables and graphical plots of variation of energy and pinch temperature over a
range of Tmin.

Area and cost targeting is not performed because of the considerable extra
complexity, the frequent lack of suitable data on heat exchanger coefficients, and the
flat nature of most cost- Tmin plots. Topology traps can still be identified from the
graphs of utility use and pinch temperature against Tmin. Most of the composite and
GCC in the book have been generated using this spreadsheet. It was written for
Microsoft Excel but should run in similar compatible spreadsheets; however, fully
correct operation cannot be guaranteed.

The spreadsheet was the winning entry in a competition run by the Institution of
Chemical Engineers for young process engineers, and was written but Gabriel
Norwood.

When the spreadsheet is opened, it takes you directly to the INPUT tab, where the
data is entered.
On the INPUT tab, enter the global min chosen for the problem in cell F6, followed
by the stream data. Note that the data must be in compatible units. The default
spreadsheet display assumes that SI-based metric units are in use, but you can use
your own units and alter the cell headings. You can also choose whether to enter the
data as specific heat capacity and mass flowrate, heat capacity flowrate (CP) or heat
flow.
Enter the stream data, line by line. As you begin each line, cells requiring input are
highlighted in yellow. Streams can be numbered, named or both. If a stream changes
heat capacity significantly over the temperature range, enter each segment separately
(e.g. as 3a, 3b, 3c, etc.). Enter latent heat streams by assigning them a small
temperature difference, say 0.1C.

As data is entered, the spreadsheet automatically calculates the full stream data, which
can be seen on the right-hand side of the first tab and on other results tabs. The
program calculates whether a stream is hot or cold depending on the difference
between the supply and target temperatures. All heat capacity flowrates (CP) should
be positive, never negative.
The furthest left-hand tab, INDEX, gives a list of all the results tabs, with hyper-links.
The results tabs are as follows:

TARGETS Problem table, energy targets, pinch temperature and type of problem
(pinch, threshold, multiple pinch, or pinch region)
CC Hot and cold composite curves
SCC Shifted composite curves
GCC Grand composite curves
GRID Network grid diagram, shifted temperatures
AS Stream data plot, actual temperatures
SS Stream data plot, shifted temperatures
AT Interval tables (heat loads and temperatures), actual temperatures
ST Interval tables (heat loads and temperatures), shifted temperatures
DTMIN Variation of hot and cold utility targets and pinch temperature with min.

The last sentence of these calculations, varying min over a range, uses a marco and
will not work if your spreadsheet security levels are set to High; therefore, on the
spreadsheet menu go to Tools Marco Security and set to Medium (recommended)
or Low. To obtain the plots, enter the maximum and minimum value of the required
range and the program will then calculate over the range in 20 equal steps of min