This paper addresses the problem of automatically determining the optimal retrofit of an
existing heat exchanger network, considering the placement/reassignment of existing …

This work proposes a new method for the discovery and design of heat exchanger networks.
The method is evolutionary in nature. It is based upon the specification of minimum …

A new superstructure form of heat exchanger networks (HEN) is proposed based on expert
system (ES) in this paper. The new superstructure form is combined with the practical …

In this work, we apply a decomposition technique to address the multiperiod heat exchanger
network synthesis. Each period corresponds to changes in operating conditions, ie inlet …

Current grassroot heat exchanger network design techniques involve a three-task
procedure:(a) calculation of the minimum utility consumption;(b) selection of a set of process …

This study makes use of a novel methodology for the synthesis of heat exchanger networks,
which is aimed at overcoming the shortcomings associated with the use of shortcut models …

This paper presents a systematic procedure for the retrofit design of heat-exchanger
networks (HEN's). The approach is divided into a prescreening stage and an optimization …

In Part I of this work, the synthesis of minimal heat exchanger networks using the isothermal
mixing stage‐wise superstructure was presented. In this Part II, an extension of the algorithm …

This study presents a new hybrid methodology for synthesis of cost-optimal heat exchanger
networks (HENs). The problem is solved in a two-level approach. The upper level generates …

The paper introduces a new iterative sequential method for optimal heat exchanger network
synthesis, that relies on an assignment problem. This method considers the splitting of hot …