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Design Optimization of Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger Using Differential Evolution Algorithm

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Shell and tube heat exchangers (STHE) are the most common type of heat exchangers widely used in various kinds of industrial applications. Cost minimization of these heat exchangers is of prime concern for designers as well as for users. Heat exchanger design involves processes such as selection of geometric and operating parameters. Generally, different exchangers geometries are rated to identify those that satisfy a given heat duty and a set of geometric and operational constraints. In the present study we have considered minimization of total annual cost as an objective function. The different variables used include shell internal diameter, outer tube diameter and baffle spacing for which two tube layout viz. triangle and square are considered. The optimization tool used is differential evolution (DE) algorithm, a nontraditional stochastic optimization technique. Numerical results indicate that, DE can be used effectively for dealing with such types of problems.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Global Institute of Technology, Jaipur, India

    Pawan Singh

  2. Department of Applied Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India

    Millie Pant

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  1. Department of Paper Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India

    Millie Pant

  2. Department of Mathematics, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India

    Kusum Deep

  3. Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Liverpool Hope University, Liverpool, United Kingdom

    Atulya Nagar

  4. Department of Applied Mathematics, South Asian University, New Delhi, India

    Jagdish Chand Bansal

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Singh, P., Pant, M. (2014). Design Optimization of Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger Using Differential Evolution Algorithm. In: Pant, M., Deep, K., Nagar, A., Bansal, J. (eds) Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Soft Computing for Problem Solving. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 259. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-1768-8_63

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