Hot composite curves

Dr. Anees Ahmed Yunus Khan

Assistant Professor
Chemical Engineering Department
Manipal University Jaipur
Composite curve
• Composite-curve are temperature-enthalpy profile of hot and cold
streams in a process and represented by graphs.
• This needs heat integration.
• It is based on laws of thermodynamics.
Composite curve
•  For heat integration, two parameters are important that is enthalpy
change and T.
Hot composite curve
Flexibility

Shifting of the curve horizontally is allowed provided

• Ts and TT do not change
• Temperature interval does not change
• Slope of the curve does not change
• ∆H does not change
Flexibility

Shifting of the curve vertically is NOT allowed

Flexibility

Splitting of the curve horizontally is allowed.

Heat integration
Heat integration
Example 1
Stream Ts (oC) Tt (oC) CP (MW/K) ∆H (MW)
Hot 1 250 40 0.15 31.5
Hot 2 200 80 0.25 30

Do heat integration by plotting hot composite curve.

Example 1
Stream Ts (oC) Tt (oC) CP (MW/K) ∆H (MW)
Hot 1 250 40 0.15 31.5
Hot 2 200 80 0.25 30

Do heat integration by plotting hot composite curve.

250 oC
Hot 1
7.5 MW
200 oC CP=0.15
Hot 2

CP=0.25 30 MW
18 MW

80 oC
6 MW
40 oC
Example 1

250 oC
Hot 1
7.5 MW
CP=0.15
200 oC

Hot 2 48 MW
CP=0.25
80 oC
6 MW
40 oC

∆H
Example 1

250 oC
Hot 1
7.5 MW
CP=0.15
200 oC

Hot 2 48 MW
CP=0.25
80 oC
6 MW
40 oC

∆H
Example 2

Stream Ts (oC) Tt (oC) CP (kW/oC) ∆H (kW)

Hot 1 125 50 2 150
Hot 2 90 40 6 300

Do heat integration by plotting hot composite curve.

Example 2
Stream Ts (oC) Tt (oC) CP (kW/oC) ∆H (kW)
Hot 1 125 50 2 150
Hot 2 90 40 6 300

125 oC
Hot 1

CP=2
70 kW

90 oC

80 kW Hot 2
240 kW
CP=6
50 oC
60 kW
40 oC
Example 2
Stream Ts (oC) Tt (oC) CP (kW/oC) ∆H (kW)
Hot 1 125 50 2 150
Hot 2 90 40 6 300

125 oC
Hot 1
CP=2

70 kW
Hot 2
CP=6
90 oC

80 kW
240 kW

50 oC
60 kW
40 oC
Example 2
Stream Ts (oC) Tt (oC) CP (kW/oC) ∆H (kW)
Hot 1 125 50 2 150
Hot 2 90 40 6 300

125 oC
Hot 1
CP=2

70 kW
Hot 2
CP=6
90 oC

80 kW
240 kW

50 oC
60 kW
40 oC
Example 3
Stream Ts (oC) Tt (oC) CP (kW/oC) ∆H (kW)
Hot 1 125 50 2 150
Hot 2 250 130 3 360

250 oC
Hot 2

CP=3 360 kW

130 oC
125 oC

Hot 1
150 kW
CP=2
50 oC