Mathematical modeling and multi-objective optimization of a mini-channel heat exchanger via genetic algorithm

Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Selleri, Tommaso ^a   Najafi, Behzad ^a   Rinaldi, Fabio ^a   Colombo, Guido ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL CORRELATION; GEOMETRICAL DESIGNS; MATLAB ENVIRONMENT; MINIMUM PRESSURE DROPS; MODULAR APPROACH; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS; OVERALL HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT;

GENETIC ALGORITHMS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84882753214     PISSN: 19485085     EISSN: 19485093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4023893     Document Type: Article

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