I. Interactive input
All the information required in this model is supplied through different questions asked by SYNHEAT:
QUESTION UNIT USER INPUT
  • STREAMS
Temperatures K  
(0 Parameters: 1 Bounds)*    
Number of hot and cold streams   Total number of hot and cold streams
Inlet/Outlet temperatures hot streams K Temperatures of hot streams
Heat capacity flowrate Kw/K Flowrate stream i
Stream-individual film coefficient Kw/m2K Coefficient stream i
  • UTILITIES ( extreme and intermediate)
Inlet and oulet temperatures K Temperature. hot or cold utility
Stream-individual film coefficients Kw/m2K Coefficient hot or cold utilities
  • COSTS
Cost of heating and cooling utiliites ( extreme and intermdiate) $/Kw-yr Costs
Fixed charge for exhangers $/yr Fixed cost
Area cost coefficient for exchangers $/m2 Area Cost
Area cost coefficient for heaters $/m2 Area Cost
Area cost coefficient for coolers $/m2 Area Cost
Cost exponent for exchangers    
  • OTHERS
Minimum approach temperature K  
Number of stages in superstructure   Number of stages **
Forbidden matches Option and number of stream ( hot or cold)

0.None

1. Streams

2. Streams & utilities

Required matches

 Option and number of stream ( hot or cold)

0.None

1. Streams

2. Streams & utilities
Split constrains Option

0.None

1. Hot

2. Cold

3. Both
Name of the data file