Minimization of operational costs in cooling water systems

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 192-201

  Castro, M M ^a   Song, T W ^a   Pinto, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cooling towers; Cooling water systems; Heat exchanger network; Nonlinear optimization; Operational cost; Process analysis

Indexed keywords

COOLING WATER; COSTS; HYDRAULICS; OPTIMIZATION;

HEAT EXCHANGER NETWORK (HEN);

COOLING TOWERS;

COOLING TOWER; COOLING WATER SYSTEM; HEAT EXCHANGER; OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 0034020137     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/026387600527220     Document Type: Article

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