- title
- Harnessing digital-twin technology for performance analysis and energy efficiency in the food industry
- Please use the following URL when quoting:
- https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa2-975155
- conference
- Fouling and Cleaning in Food Processing 2025. Dresden, 25. bis 27. März 2025
- Source
- Session 1 - Digitalization and application of AI; Chairman: Hein Timmermann
; FCFP 2025
Herausgeber: Fraunhofer Institut für Verfahrenstechnik und Verpackung IVV
Erscheinungsort: Dresden
Erscheinungsjahr: 2025 - publication_date
- 2025
- doi
- https://doi.org/10.25368/2025.115
- Abstract (EN)
- Improving energy efficiency in the food sector is critical for reducing emissions and reaching net-zero goals. While raw material production and transportation contribute significantly to emissions in the industry, optimizing energy use during processing remains a key priority. One promising solution, digital-twin technology, creates a digital representation of equipment that integrates plant data for real-time monitoring and optimization. This paper introduces HTRIconnect™, an innovative digital-twin technology that links plant data to advanced heat exchanger models for continuous monitoring, with a focus on analysing the impact of fouling on operational parameters. A case study features operational data connected to a detailed model for a Robert-type evaporator, commonly used in sugar refineries. The digital twin enables effective monitoring of performance degradation caused by fouling, and a normalized Brix index is used to evaluate the impact of operating conditions and fouling on sugar juice quality. Additionally, a “what-if” analysis assesses the effectiveness of surface coatings, an emerging technology that can reduce fouling in food processing, and their influence on the operational efficiency of the Robert evaporator.
- Keywords (DE)
- Energieeffizienz, Digitaler Zwilling, Wärmetauscher-Fouling, Robert-Verdampfer, Zuckerindustrie
- Keywords (EN)
- Energy efficiency, digital twin, heat exchanger fouling, Robert evaporator, sugar industry
- corporation_editor0
- Fraunhofer Institut für Verfahrenstechnik und Verpackung IVV, Dresden
- corporation_other
- Technische Universität Dresden, Fakultät Maschinenwesen, Institut für Naturstofftechnik
- URN Qucosa
- urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa2-975155
- Qucosa date of publication
- 13.06.2025
- Document type
- in_proceeding
- Document language
- English
- licence
