Development of a Process Integration Tool for an Iron Ore Upgrading Process System

摘要

An industrial energy system is subject to different regulations and restrictions. Good integration between units within the production chain as well as integration with the community can lead to both environmental and energy savings. Process integration is a system oriented methodology to analyze whole production systems to find optimal system changes. A mathematical programming technique is being developed for the Swedish iron ore producing facility of LKAB in Malmberget. The mathematical model will be based on a mass and energy balance for the facility specified for the different unit operations. The development of a good mathematical model requires a systematic mapping of the energy and material flows within an iron ore producing facility. In this paper a conceptual model for the process integration tool is described.