Multi-stage thermal-economical optimization of compact heat exchangers: a new evolutionary-based design approach for real-world problems

• Main Authors: Yousefi, Moslem, Darus, Amer Nordin, Yousefi, Milad, Hooshyar, Danial
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2015
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/58615/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2015.03.011

The complicated task of design optimization of compact heat exchangers (CHEs) have been effectively performed by using evolutionary algorithms (EAs) in the recent years. However, mainly due to difficulties of handling extra variables, the design approach has been based on constant rates of heat duty...