SYSTEMS, PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND METHODS FOR SYNTHESIZING HEAT EXCHANGER NETWORKS THAT EXHIBIT LIFE-CYCLE SWITCHABILITY AND FLEXIBILITY UNDER ALL POSSIBLE COMBINATIONS OF PROCESS VARIATIONS

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EP 2 561 463 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	11.10.2012

(43)	Date of publication:
	27.02.2013 Bulletin 2013/09

(21)	Application number: 10771596.3

(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/US2010/051931

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2011/044431 (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:

30.10.2009 US 256754 P
26.04.2010 US 767217
01.03.2010 US 715255
05.10.2010 US 898461
08.10.2009 US 575743
21.06.2010 US 356900 P
26.04.2010 US 767275
26.04.2010 US 767315

(71)	Applicants:
	Saudi Arabian Oil Company Dhahran 31311 (SA) Aramco Services Company Houston, TX 77219-4535 (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 EXHIBIT LIFE-CYCLE SWITCHABILITY AND FLEXIBILITY UNDER ALL POSSIBLE COMBINATIONS OF PROCESS VARIATIONS