Automated heat exchanger network synthesis by using hybrid natural algorithms and parallel processing

LV Pavao, CBB Costa, MASS Ravagnani - Computers & Chemical …, 2016 - Elsevier
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 …

Heat exchanger network synthesis without stream splits using parallelized and simplified simulated annealing and particle swarm optimization

LV Pavão, CBB Costa, MASS Ravagnani - Chemical Engineering Science, 2017 - Elsevier
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 …

Efficient synthesis of heat exchanger networks combining heuristic approaches with a genetic algorithm

C Brandt, G Fieg, X Luo - Heat and mass transfer, 2011 - Springer
In this work an innovative method for heat exchanger network (HEN) synthesis is introduced
and examined. It combines a genetic algorithm (GA) with a heuristic based optimization …

Large‐scale heat exchanger networks synthesis using simulated annealing and the novel rocket fireworks optimization

LV Pavão, CBB Costa, MASS Ravagnani… - AIChE …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Heat Exchanger Network (HEN) synthesis is an important field of study in process
engineering. However, obtaining optimal HEN design is a complex task. When …

Optimal heat exchanger network synthesis: A case study comparison

M Escobar, JO Trierweiler - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2013 - Elsevier
Heat exchanger network synthesis (HENS) is one of the most extensively studied
synthesis/design problem in chemical engineering. This is attributed to the importance of …

Optimal heat exchanger network synthesis using particle swarm optimization

AP Silva, MASS Ravagnani, EC Biscaia… - Optimization and …, 2010 - Springer
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 …

Heat exchanger network synthesis using genetic algorithm and differential evolution

MC Aguitoni, LV Pavão, PH Siqueira, L Jiménez… - Computers & Chemical …, 2018 - Elsevier
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 …

Heat exchanger network synthesis combining simulated annealing and differential evolution

MC Aguitoni, LV Pavão, MASS Ravagnani - Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
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 …

A randomized algorithm for the efficient synthesis of heat exchanger networks

A Gupta, P Ghosh - Computers & Chemical Engineering, 2010 - Elsevier
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 …

Synthesis of heat exchanger networks using genetic algorithms

J Dipama, A Teyssedou, M Sorin - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2008 - Elsevier
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 …