Brandt, ChristopherChristopherBrandtFieg, GeorgGeorgFiegLuo, XingXingLuo2022-09-092022-09-092011Heat and Mass Transfer/Waerme- und Stoffuebertragung 47 (8): 1019-1026 (2011)http://hdl.handle.net/11420/13563In this work an innovative method for heat exchanger network (HEN) synthesis is introduced and examined. It combines a genetic algorithm (GA) with a heuristic based optimization procedure. The novel algorithm removes appearing heat load loops from the HEN structures when profitable, throughout the evolution. Two examples were examined with the new HEN synthesis method and for both better results were obtained. Thus, a positive effect of heuristic based optimization methods on the HEN synthesis with GA could be located. © 2011 Springer-Verlag.en1432-11812011810191026SpringerPhysikJournal Article10.1007/s00231-011-0829-1Other