SYSTEMS, PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND METHODS FOR SYNTHESIZING HEAT EXCHANGER NETWORKS THAT ACCOUNT FOR FUTURE HIGHER LEVELS OF DISTURBANCES AND UNCERTAINTY, AND IDENTIFYING OPTIMAL TOPOLOGY FOR FUTURE RETROFIT

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EP 2 537 119 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	01.11.2012

(43)	Date of publication:
	26.12.2012 Bulletin 2012/52

(21)	Application number: 10784887.1

(22)	Date of filing: 08.10.2010

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G06G 7/63^(2006.01)

G06F 1/26^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2010/051939

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2011/044438 (14.04.2011 Gazette 2011/15)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
	Designated Extension States:
	BA ME

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Priority:

08.10.2009 US 575743
26.04.2010 US 767217
01.03.2010 US 715255
05.10.2010 US 898475
30.10.2009 US 256754 P
26.04.2010 US 767315
26.04.2010 US 767275
21.06.2010 US 356900 P

(71)	Applicants:
	Saudi Arabian Oil Company Dhahran 31311 (SA) Aramco Services Company Houston, TX 77210-4535 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	NOURELDIN, Mahmoud, Bahy Dhahran Hills Dhahran 31311 (SA) AL-GWAIZ, Majid, Mohammed Dhahran 31311 (SA)

(74)	Representative: Robinson, David Edward Ashdown
	Marks & Clerk LLP 1 New York Street Manchester M1 4HD Manchester M1 4HD (GB)

(54)	SYSTEMS, PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND METHODS FOR SYNTHESIZING HEAT EXCHANGER NETWORKS THAT ACCOUNT FOR FUTURE HIGHER LEVELS OF DISTURBANCES AND UNCERTAINTY, AND IDENTIFYING OPTIMAL TOPOLOGY FOR FUTURE RETROFIT