Welcome to the New Year! As we kick off 2026, many plants are setting goals, reviewing annual budgets, and identifying opportunities for improvement. This is the perfect time to sharpen your knowledge on process optimization and energy efficiency—two areas that can significantly impact your plant's bottom line and environmental footprint.
This quiz challenges your understanding of key optimization strategies, including heat integration, debottlenecking techniques and process intensification methods. Whether you're planning capital projects, looking for quick wins or simply want to stay current with best practices, these questions cover fundamental concepts that every chemical engineer should know.
From pinch analysis to equipment effectiveness metrics, test your expertise on the tools and techniques that drive operational excellence. These aren't just theoretical concepts—they're practical approaches that can help you identify real opportunities for improvement in your own facility.
Ready to optimize your knowledge? Let's begin!
Want to study before the quiz? Here are some helpful articles.
- Energy Saver: Get More Efficiency Via Pinch Analysis
This basic primer covers the history of the pinch analysis methodology and how it’s used to determine energy-saving opportunities for a process unit. - Debottlenecking Takes A Broader View
Modeling is gaining a greater role in improving throughput and energy efficiency. - Recover Low Level Heat, Part II
Additional innovative options exist to recover such heat - Variable Frequency Drives Gather Speed
IIoT capabilities expand their attraction and the benefits achievable