Exergo-economic optimization of heat-integrated water networks

This paper introduces an exergo-economic optimization approach for synthesizing heat-integrated water networks (HIWNs). Most previous research focused on economic optimization, aiming for optimal network design with minimum total annualized cost (TAC). Exergetic optimization of HIWNs has rarely been studied in the literature. Thus, a novel approach is introduced by developing a nonlinear programming (NLP) model to minimize exergy destruction …