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Uses Pinch Analysis to Integrate Streams and Columns into a Heat Exchanger Network
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Use a mathematical optimization technique to solve for the most effective heat exchanger network design. #2

Open isaaclafrance opened 7 years ago

isaaclafrance commented 7 years ago

Weigh out the pro's and cons among different optimization techniques based on the expected scale of the integration scenarios that will be solved. Potential candidates are NLP( Nonlinear Programming) and Genetic Algorithm.

isaaclafrance commented 7 years ago

Interesting references:

isaaclafrance commented 7 years ago

Use the strategy design pattern to be able to easily swap in and out different techniques for constructing an effective heat exchanger network.