Patents Assigned to Linnhoff March Limited
  • Patent number: 5824888
    Abstract: For each process unit in a multi-process unit plant, a required input and output of a fluid (eg water), in terms of both purity and flow-rate of the fluid, is determined. All of the inputs and outputs of all of the process units are represented in a graphical or tabular form, in terms of both purity and flow-rate of the fluid. The efficiency of use of the fluid is then indicated by the graphical or tabular representation. Connections between the process units may be derived from the graphical or tabular representation, to increase re-use or re-generation of the fluid between the process units. Efficiency of use of the fluid in the multi-process unit plant may then be increased by effecting those connections between the process units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1998
    Assignee: Linnhoff March Limited
    Inventor: Vikas Raghunath Dhole