Objective (s): Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) are widely used for predicting systems’ behavior. GMDH is a type of ANNs which has remarkable ability in pattern recognition. The aim the current study is proposing a model to predict dynamic viscosity of silver/water nanofluid which can be used as antimicrobial fluid in several medical purposes.Materials and Methods: In order to have precise mode...

Abstract Permeability coefficient of soil (k) is one the most important parameters in groundwater studies. This study, two robust explicit data-driven methods, Including classification and regression trees (CART) group method data handling (GMDH) were developed using characteristics soil, i.e., clay content (CC), water (?), liquid limit (LL), plastic (PL), specific density (?), void ratio (e) t...

Vortex finder is a key part of cyclone separator. In the present study, multi-objective optimization of vortex finder is performed at three steps. At the first step, collection efficiency (η) and the pressure drop (∆p) in a set of cyclones with different vortex finder shape are numerically investigated using CFD techniques. Two meta-models based on the evolved group method of data handling (GMD...

Agile software development is now accepted as a superior alternative to conventional methods of software development, because of its inherent benefits like iterative development, rapid delivery and reduced risk. Hence, the industry must be able to efficiently estimate the effort necessary to develop projects using agile methodology. For this, different techniques like expert opinion, analogy, d...