A novel optimization process for prediction of complex pore geometry via genetic search

Intelligent Automation and Soft Computing

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 337-349

  Unsal, E ^a   Dozier, G V ^b   Dane, J H ^c  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air permeability; Capillary models; Genetic algorithm; Pore size distribution

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547856784     PISSN: 10798587     EISSN: 2326005X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10798587.2007.10642968     Document Type: Article

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