An integrated process of CFD analysis and design optimization with underhood thermal application

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages

  Qian, Cheng ^a   Yuan, Charles ^b  

^a GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Engineous Software Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

AUTOMATED DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; COMPUTER BASED DESIGNS; DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHMS; PROCESS INTEGRATION; REAL-WORLD PROBLEM; SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY; THERMAL APPLICATIONS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 85072448001     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2001-01-0637     Document Type: Conference Paper

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