Global optimum shape design

Optimum Shape Design of Turbine Blades?

Optimum Shape and Design of Cooling Towers

The aim of the current study is to develop a numerical tool that is capable of achieving an optimum shape and design of hyperbolic cooling towers based on coupling a non-linear finite element model developed in-house and a genetic algorithm optimization technique. The objective function is set to be the minimum weight of the tower. The geometric modeling of the tower is represented by means of ...

Automatic shape independent clustering with global optimum cluster determinations

A new method which allows identifying any shape of cluster patterns in case of numerical clustering is proposed. The method is based on the iterative clustering construction utilizing a nearest neighbor distance between clusters to merge. The method differs from other techniques of which the cluster density is determined based on calculating the variance factors. The cluster density proposed he...

Optimum Design Program for Shape of Arch Dams

This paper presents an applicable and practical computer program(ODPSAD) and suggests a new algorithm for geometry of concrete arch dams. In this program shape optimization of arch dams for static and dynamic loads and enhancement of its seismic behaviour is carried out. abutment excavation and dam body volumes have been considered as the objective function and in order to increase the consiste...

OPTIMUM SHAPE DESIGN OF DOUBLE-LAYER GRIDS BY QUANTUM BEHAVED PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION AND NEURAL NETWORKS

In this paper, a methodology is presented for optimum shape design of double-layer grids subject to gravity and earthquake loadings. The design variables are the number of divisions in two directions, the height between two layers and the cross-sectional areas of the structural elements. The objective function is the weight of the structure and the design constraints are some limitations on str...