Inverse heat transfer for optimization and on-line thermal properties estimation in composites curing

Inverse Problems in Science and Engineering

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 157-172

  Skordos, Alexandros A ^a   Partridge, Ivana K ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Composites manufacturing; Genetic algorithms; Optimization; Parameter estimation

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CARBON FIBERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURING; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; INTEGRATION; INTERPOLATION; INVERSE PROBLEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

COMPOSITES MANUFACTURING; HEAT TRANSFER PROBLEM;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 1542345467     PISSN: 17415977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10682760310001598616     Document Type: Conference Paper

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