This article presents an algorithm for the synthesis of heat exchanger networks (HENs) using
randomization as an effective tool. It optimizes the total cost of the network. The method …

This paper presents a new approach to heat exchanger network (HEN) design making
extensive use of randomization techniques. It is exceedingly simple to implement and gives …

A randomized algorithm with stream splitting for design of heat exchanger networks is
presented in this work. The algorithm has provisions for splitting any one of the process …

An algorithmic-evolutionary approach for the synthesis of heat exchanger networks is
proposed. This approach is based on searching and breaking all heat load loops in the …

In this paper, a sequential approach is outlined which generates networks for industrial
sized heat exchanger network synthesis (HENS) problems. The proposed match reduction …

This paper presents a general mathematical optimization model and the related
deterministic algorithm for synthesizing heat-exchanger networks (HEN). The methodologies …

Heat exchanger network synthesis (HENS) has been one of the most extensively studied
synthesis problem in chemical engineering. The methodologies commonly used to solve a …

Abstract A Sequential Framework for Heat Exchanger Network Synthesis (HENS) is
presented and the philosophy of this iterative methodology is explained. There are two main …

An overview of an iterative and sequential methodology, called the Sequential Framework
for heat exchanger network synthesis (HENS), is presented in the paper. The main objective …

The mathematical programming based simultaneous approaches for heat exchanger
network synthesis (HENS) result in large, complex, non-convex mixed-integer nonlinear …