Heat exchanger network (HEN) synthesis has been a well-studied subject over the past
decades. Many studies and methodologies were proposed to make possible the energy …

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

Much attention has been paid to heat exchanger network (HEN) synthesis and optimization
by using meta-heuristic approaches. In general, Simulated Annealing (SA) is able to provide …

In the last few decades, several papers were published on heat exchanger network
synthesis. Most of them present techniques using mathematical programming for the …

This paper presents a methodology for carrying out both the synthesis and the optimization
of heat exchanger networks (HEN) based on a genetic algorithm (GA) technique. The …

Heat exchanger network (HEN) synthesis can be formulated as an optimization problem,
which can be solved by meta-heuristics. These approaches account for a large …

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 …

Heat exchanger networks (HENs) are a useful method of reducing the energy costs and
environmental impact of industrial processes. Therefore, many papers focusing on solving …

Heat exchanger network (HEN) synthesis is an important research field in industrial
processes. It is possible to minimize utilities usage as well as pollutant emissions by an …

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 …