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This seminar presents state-of-the-art in heat exchanger circuit optimization. The seminar starts by demonstrating practical examples for heat exchanger circuit optimization in wind tunnel applications. We then examine a novel decision diagram formulation and compare it with previous binary constrained formulations. A practical example is demonstrated using the mixed integer programming solver CPLEX showing 9% average increase in capacity. Finally, we explore the novel integer permutation-based Genetic Algorithm (IPGA) for solving the tube-fin heat exchanger circuitry optimization problem. This IPGA is then used to design optimal circuitry under various airflow maldistribution profiles showing 2.4-14.6% increase in heat exchange capacity.