@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/11317, title = {Optimal Synthesis of Multipass Heat Exchanger without Resorting to Correction Factor}, author = {Bharat B. Gulyani and Anuj Jain and Shalendra Kumar}, country = {}, institution = {}, abstract = {Customarily, the LMTD correction factor, FT, is used to screen alternative designs for a heat exchanger. Designs with unacceptably low FT values are discarded. In this paper, authors have proposed a more fundamental criterion, based on feasibility of a multipass exchanger as the only criteria, followed by economic optimization. This criterion, coupled with asymptotic energy targets, provide the complete optimization space in a heat exchanger network (HEN), where cost-optimization of HEN can be performed with only Heat Recovery Approach temperature (HRAT) and number-of-shells as variables.}, journal = {International Journal of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering}, volume = {5}, number = {5}, year = {2011}, pages = {898 - 904}, ee = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/11317}, url = {https://publications.waset.org/vol/53}, bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/}, issn = {eISSN: 1307-6892}, publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology}, index = {Open Science Index 53, 2011}, }