Heat exchangers (HEs) are used for several applications including chemical processes,
power plants, air conditioning systems, etc. The performance of these devices could be …

There is an acknowledged growing need for efficient and sustainable systems that use
available energy resources in an “optimal”(including constraints) way. Such a goal cannot …

In this article, a new prairie dog optimization algorithm (PDOA) is analyzed to realize the
optimum economic design of three well-known heat exchangers. These heat exchangers …

Teaching-learning-based optimization (TLBO) is a recently developed heuristic algorithm
based on the natural phenomenon of teaching-learning process. In the present work, a …

Nature-inspired optimization algorithms named meta-heuristics are found to be versatile in
engineering design fields. Their adaptability is also used in various areas of the Internet of …

Nanofluid is a heat transfer fluid that can improve the performance of heat exchanger
systems. Different parameters such as particle size, shape, and volume concentration affect …

The objective of the present numerical study is to investigate the heat transfer enhancement,
entropy generation, and thermal performance of turbulent nanofluids inside double-pipe …

Performance improvement of convective heat transfer processes is significant for energy
conservation. Considering the trade-off between the heat transfer enhancement and the …

In the present work, a shell and tube heat exchanger optimization design approach is
developed with respect to the total annual cost by application of Firefly algorithm. The total …

Nanofluid is a new engineering fluid which could improve the performance of heat
exchanger. The aim of this paper is to study the effect of different particle shapes (cylindrical …