Heat exchanger network optimization strategy based on reducing the number of heat exchangers

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Advanced Energy Systems Division (Publication) AES

Volumn 36, Issue , 1996, Pages 481-491

  Sama, Dominick A ^a  

^a University of Massachusetts   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTHALPY; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; PROCESS ENGINEERING; TEMPERATURE;

EULER EQUATION; HOHMANN EQUATION; MAXIMUM ENERGY RECOVERY; PINCH TECHNOLOGY; PROCESS DESIGN; SECOND LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 0030386890     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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