Heat Integration with heat exchanger network (HEN) is a widely used way to save energy
and improve efficiency. Varied types of heat exchangers and materials would influence the …

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

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 …

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 …

The heat exchanger network (HEN) synthesis methodologies based on mathematical
programming are recognized to be the significant methods to improve energy utilization …

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

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 …

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 …

A combined Pinch and Mathematical Programming Methodology is proposed to
systematically integrate and optimize reactor and Threshold Heat Exchanger Network …