Heat exchanger network (HEN) is one of the most important parts in chemical process
industry, owing to its significant advantages of energy recovery. However, models with …

Heat exchanger network (HEN) synthesis methodologies aim at developing cost effective
designs with the best possible topology and optimal values of the decision variables …

Heat exchanger network synthesis has been extensively studied in process system
engineering for its complexity and difficulty resulting from stream matches and the …

Heat integration is important for energy-saving in the process industry. It is linked to the
persistently challenging task of optimal design of heat exchanger networks (HEN). Due to …

In the present paper, a novel bi-level approach for the optimal synthesis of HENs is
presented. A new capital cost parameter is iteratively updated in the capital cost function …

Abstract Heat Exchanger Network (HEN) synthesis approaches based on total annual costs
(TAC) optimization can reduce CO 2 emissions and electricity used in plants, since the use …

In this work, a penalty-free hybrid stochastic-deterministic algorithm framework is proposed
for large-scale heat exchanger networks (HENs) synthesis (HENS), formulated as a …

The improvement in the efficiency of an energy plant depends on a rational development of
its flowchart and choice of parameters along with the load schedule, equipment reliability …

The generation of new heat exchangers during optimization is the main driving force for the
structural evolution of the heat exchanger networks. However, the new structure formed by …

Simultaneous synthesis of heat exchanger network (HEN) is an indispensable strategy to
improve energy efficiency and realize high techno-economic performances. The structural …