The rapid development of computational technology and the increasing energy demand
have improved heat exchanger network (HEN) synthesis. The HEN synthesis involves …

Aiming for more energetically efficient and sustainable solutions, academic attention to work
and heat integration (WHI) has grown in the last decade. Simultaneous models for work and …

In this paper, an efficient as well as reliable approach to deal with heat exchanger networks
(HENs) synthesis problems, which is inherently known as a mixed-integer non-linear …

In this work optimal synthesis of heat exchanger networks (HENs) is focused on, namely the
minimization of total annual costs (TAC). An efficient combination of optimization strategies …

In the present paper, a bi-level optimization approach is proposed to synthesize Heat
Exchanger Networks (HEN), based on a hybrid meta-heuristic method. Simulated Annealing …

Abstract Heat Exchanger Networks (HEN) synthesis is a process engineering problem that
can be mathematically characterized as highly combinatory, non-linear and non-convex. All …

Several methods for heat exchanger networks (HEN) design are based on the use of
superstructures. The models they give rise to can lead to different design options to be …

Several optimization models for process synthesis and optimization are derived from
superstructures. Those used for Heat Exchanger Networks (HEN) must comprise consistent …

Although different methodologies for the synthesis of heat exchanger network (HEN)
problems have been introduced in the last forty years, there are still significant challenges to …

Heat exchanger network synthesis (HENS) is still a challenging task for minimizing the Total
Annual Cost (TAC). In this work, a Cuckoo Search Algorithm (CSA) is introduced to solve the …