Thermal System Optimization

Dr. Vivek Patel is working as an assistant professor at P.D. Petroleum University, Gandhinagar, India. He has completed his Ph.D. in the filed of thermal system optimization from S.V. National Institute of Technology, Surat, India. His thesis titled, "Design Optimization of Thermal Systems Using Advanced Optimization Techniques". He has more than 13 years of academic experience. His research area includes thermal system design, advanced optimization techniques, solar thermal systems and energy management. Dr. Vimal Savsani is working as an assistant professor at P.D. Petroleum University, Gandhinagar, India. He has completed his Ph.D. in the filed of mechanical design optimization from S.V. National Institute of Technology, Surat, India. His thesis titled, "Design Optimization of Mechanical Elements Using Advance Optimization Techniques ". He was a post-doctoral fellow at Thompson Rivers University, BC,Canada. He hasalso to his credit one book titled "Mechanical design optimization using advanced optimization techniques", published by Springer, London. He has more than 11 years of academic experience. His research area includes Advanced meta-heuristics, mechanical system desing and optimization, automobile suspension optimization, structure optimization and wind farm layout optimization. Mohamed A. Tawhid received his PhD in Applied Mathematics from the University of Maryland Baltimore County, Maryland, USA. From 2000 to 2002, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Faculty of Management, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Currently, he is a full professor at Thompson Rivers University. His recent research interests are best described as metaheuristic/ evolutionary computing/artificial intelligence algorithms and their applications in engineering and data science. He has served on editorial board several journals. He has also worked on several industrial projects in BC, Canada.

Introduction.- Meta-Heuristics Methods.- Thermal Design and Optimization of Heat Exchangers.- Thermal Design and Optimization of Heat Engines/Heat Pump.- Thermal Design and Optimization of Refrigerating System.- Thermal Design and Optimization of Power Generating Cycles.- Miscellaneous Systems.