6. Hydro Resource Conservation Device and Process Development for Refineries - HIDRITER
Period:
2008 / Present
Description:
The main objective of this project is to develop technology to reduce water consumption in cooling towers of petroleum refineries. Cooling towers generate a large amount of water vapor which could supply enough water for a medium size town. Two guidelines can be followed: firstly, to pre-cool water in heat exchangers with no water evaporation, decreasing the need of open cooling towers. The proposed equipment will probably involve heat pipe and thermosyphon technology. A second guideline is to develop technology to recover the water evaporated by the cooling towers.
Members:
Joice Hilleshein Scheimann
Júlio César Passos
Luiz Gabriel Alves de Deus
Marcia Barbosa Henriques Mantelli
Thomaz P. F. Borges
Financing:
PETROBRAS - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (financial aid)
