Selection of minimum temperature difference (dTmin) for heat exchanger network synthesis based on trade-off plot

• Main Authors: Abu Bakar, Suraya Hanim, Abd. Hamid, Mohd. Kamaruddin, Wan Alwi, Sharifah Rafidah, Abdul Manan, Zainuddin
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2016
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/73965/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84940061385&doi=10.1016%2fj.apenergy.2015.07.056&partnerID=40&md5=466964c1dc85f7928138c7b0661d58ae

This paper presents a systematic technique to select the optimal design target for the heat exchanger network (HEN) synthesis by using a new trade-off plot which considers aspects of design, controllability in terms of steady state flexibility and sensitivity analysis, and cost. By selecting the HEN...