A new methodology to solve non-linear equation systems using genetic algorithms. Application to combined cycle gas turbine simulation

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1424-1435

  Rovira, Antonio ^a   Valdés, Manuel ^a   Casanova, Jesuś ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Combined cycle gas turbine; Genetic algorithms; Genetic based machine learning; Heat recovery steam generator; Non linear equation systems

Indexed keywords

COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANTS; GAS TURBINES; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESS LOAD CONTROL; STEAM GENERATORS; WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION;

FIXED-POINT METHODS; NON-LINEAR EQUATION SYSTEMS; PART LOAD CONDITIONS; RESOLUTION PROCESSES;

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS;

GAS TURBINE; GENETIC ALGORITHM; WASTE HEAT RECOVERY;

EID: 22144456767     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.1267     Document Type: Article

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