. Since the design and operation of such systems are very complicated for many reasons (e.g. the intermittent nature of the …

productivity in the workplace. This sensitive aspect in environmentally aware architectural design depends on many interfacing …

This paper formulates an optimal design model for assembly/disassembly manufacturing networks. The objective is to …-type approximation is used. The optimal design model is formulated as a combinatorial optimization one in which the decision variables …

A model for the design of detention basin systems is presented that interfaces a simulated annealing (SA) optimization … including the outlet structures subject to design constraints. The program is implemented in Visual Basic for Applications (VBA … to the number of hydrologic simulations, simulated annealing proves to be an effective tool in the optimal design of …

areas of design, modeling and cost optimization aspects of power transmission lines. Power transmission utilities in the … construction are significant in achieving much higher savings in capital investments. The design and cost optimization of … cost models involving design parameters affecting the cost are required for modeling and cost optimization studies. The …

A model-driven design and optimization methodology for sizing the components of refrigeration cassettes for light … coefficient of performance (COP) showed maximum deviations of±10%. A genetic optimization algorithm was used to design the …

In this study a novel design methodology for household refrigeration systems focused on both energy savings and cost …

Building design is quite a complicated task with the design team trying to counterbalance various antagonistic … building design optimization in an effort to explore the reasoning behind their selection, to present their abilities and …

failure into the design of branched water networks. To this end, a new analytical probabilistic model was developed to …