Determination Of Heat Transfer Coefficients In Heat Exchangers By Genetic Algorithm

• Main Author: Tan Boon Tat, Boon Tat
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Teknologi Petronas 2010
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/1404/1/TAN_BOON_TAT.pdf; http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/1404/

Genetic algorithm (GA), developed by John Holland in the 1970s, is gaining widespread attention throughout the years. In particular, GA is being extensively used in the field of optimization. This paper discusses the utilization of GA in estimating the coefficients and exponents in developing the N...