Optimization Techniques for Shell-and-Tube Heat Exchanger Design

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This course module delves into optimizing heat exchangers, pivotal in various industries. It addresses the challenges of balancing heat transfer maximization with pressure and cost minimization, using modern and traditional methods. The curriculum explores optimization techniques such as the nonlinear TLBO model and the linear Two-Phase Simplex method, examining their merits and limitations. Students will engage with mathematical models involving heat transfer, flow equations, and cost...