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

In many industrial processes, heat exchanger networks are used to transfer heat among
more than two process streams, in which the cold streams are heated by the hot streams that …

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 …

This paper presents a tradeoff grassroots design of cost-effective and low-CO 2 emissions
heat exchanger networks for crude oil distillation units (CDUs) to address high energy …

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 …

Heuristic algorithms are widely used in the global optimization of heat exchanger network
synthesis (HENS). However, since heuristic algorithms are often characterized by a …

Random walk algorithm with compulsive evolution is a novel stochastic method with strong
global search ability for heat exchanger network synthesis; however, its mutation behavior of …

For more than three decades, heat exchanger network (HEN) synthesis has been primarily
addressed by defining initial structures that embed different design alternatives, and near …

The separation of isopropyl alcohol (IPA)/diisopropyl ether (DIPE) is crucial for the recovery
of valuable solvents from alcohol ether waste liquids, but involves high energy consumption …

The use of mass exchange networks is an effective means of reducing both pollutant
emissions and investment costs in chemical industrial processes. Here, a new simultaneous …