TY - JOUR
T1 - Determination of the optimum geometry of the heat exchanger body via a genetic algorithm
AU - Ozkol, Ibrahim
AU - Komurgoz, Guven
PY - 2005/8
Y1 - 2005/8
N2 - In the heat industry, design of the best-fitting heat exchanger in energy-converting systems has gained vital importance. In addition to fitness, the time needed to design an exchanger is also of great importance. In order to obtain the optimum heat exchanger, the geometry, the number of heat transfer units (NTU), and the pressure drop (AP) must be in harmony such that the requirements will be satisfied. The most important feature of this study, which makes it distinguishable from others, is the determination of optimum geometry, given performance limits, using a genetic algorithm. Therefore, this study offers an alternative way to calculate the needed geometry with a set of given initial values.
AB - In the heat industry, design of the best-fitting heat exchanger in energy-converting systems has gained vital importance. In addition to fitness, the time needed to design an exchanger is also of great importance. In order to obtain the optimum heat exchanger, the geometry, the number of heat transfer units (NTU), and the pressure drop (AP) must be in harmony such that the requirements will be satisfied. The most important feature of this study, which makes it distinguishable from others, is the determination of optimum geometry, given performance limits, using a genetic algorithm. Therefore, this study offers an alternative way to calculate the needed geometry with a set of given initial values.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=23744507022&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/10407780590948891
DO - 10.1080/10407780590948891
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:23744507022
SN - 1040-7782
VL - 48
SP - 283
EP - 296
JO - Numerical Heat Transfer; Part A: Applications
JF - Numerical Heat Transfer; Part A: Applications
IS - 3
ER -
