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African vultures optimization algorithm for optimization of shell and tube heat exchangers

  • Dildar Gürses

    Dildar Gürses received her BSc and MSc degree from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bursa Uludağ University, Bursa, Turkey. She is a Ph.D. candidate in the same department.

         , Pranav Mehta

    Pranav Mehta is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dharmsinh Desai University, Nadiad-387001, Gujarat, India. He is currently a Ph.D. research scholar with the Dharmsinh Desai University, Nadiad, Gujarat, India. His major research interests include metaheuristics techniques, multi-objective optimization, solar–thermal technologies, and renewable energy.

         , Sadiq M. Sait

    Sadiq M. Sait received his Bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering from Bangalore University, India, in 1981, and his Master’s and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, in 1983 and 1987, respectively. He is currently a Professor of Computer Engineering and Director of the Center for Communications and IT Research, KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE. In 1981, he received the Best Electronic Engineer Award from the Indian Institute of Electrical Engineers, Bengaluru.

         and Ali Riza Yildiz

    Ali Riza Yildiz is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bursa Uludağ University, Bursa, Turkey. His research interests are the finite element analysis of structural components, lightweight design, vehicle design, vehicle crashworthiness, shape and topology optimization of vehicle components, meta-heuristic optimization techniques, and additive manufacturing.

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From the journal Materials Testing Volume 64 Issue 8

Abstract

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 things, structural design, and thermal system design. With the very rapid progress in industrial modernization, waste heat recovery from the power generating and thermal engineering organization is an imperative key point to reduce the emission and support the government norms. However, the heat exchanger is the component applied in various heat recovery processes. Out of the available designs, shell and tube heat exchangers (SHTHEs) are the most commonly adopted for the heat recovery process. Hence, cost minimization is the major aspect while designing the heat exchanger confirming various constraints and optimized design variables. In this study, cost minimization of the SHTHE is performed by applying a novel metaheuristic algorithm which is the African vultures optimization algorithm (AVOA). Adopting the AVOA for the best-optimized value (least cost of heat exchanger) and the design parameters are realized, confirming all the constraints. It was found that the AVOA is able to pursue the best results among the rest of them and can be used for the cost optimization of the plate-fin and tube-fin heat exchanger case studies.

Keywords: African vultures optimization algorithm; metaheuristics; optimization; Optimum design; shell and tube heat exchangers
Corresponding author: Ali Riza Yildiz, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bursa Uludag University, Görükle bursa, 16059, Bursa, Turkey, E-mail:

About the authors

Dildar Gürses

Dildar Gürses received her BSc and MSc degree from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bursa Uludağ University, Bursa, Turkey. She is a Ph.D. candidate in the same department.

Pranav Mehta

Pranav Mehta is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dharmsinh Desai University, Nadiad-387001, Gujarat, India. He is currently a Ph.D. research scholar with the Dharmsinh Desai University, Nadiad, Gujarat, India. His major research interests include metaheuristics techniques, multi-objective optimization, solar–thermal technologies, and renewable energy.

Sadiq M. Sait

Sadiq M. Sait received his Bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering from Bangalore University, India, in 1981, and his Master’s and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, in 1983 and 1987, respectively. He is currently a Professor of Computer Engineering and Director of the Center for Communications and IT Research, KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE. In 1981, he received the Best Electronic Engineer Award from the Indian Institute of Electrical Engineers, Bengaluru.

Ali Riza Yildiz

Ali Riza Yildiz is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bursa Uludağ University, Bursa, Turkey. His research interests are the finite element analysis of structural components, lightweight design, vehicle design, vehicle crashworthiness, shape and topology optimization of vehicle components, meta-heuristic optimization techniques, and additive manufacturing.

  1. Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.

  2. Research funding: None declared.

  3. Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this article.

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https://doi.org/10.1515/mt-2022-0050
Keywords for this article
African vultures optimization algorithm; metaheuristics; optimization; Optimum design; shell and tube heat exchangers

Articles in the same Issue

  1. Frontmatter
  2. Effect of heat treatment on the electrical and mechanical properties of a Cu–Ni–Si cast alloy
  3. Effect of isothermal heat treatments under Ms temperature on the microstructures and mechanical properties of commercial high-silicon spring steel
  4. Effect of austenitizing temperature on microstructure and properties of a high-speed cobalt steel
  5. Effect of hot rolling process parameters on the microstructure and mechanical properties of continuously cooled low-carbon high-strength low-alloy (HSLA) steel
  6. Mechanical and tribological properties of a WC-based HVOF spray coated brake disc
  7. Microstructure and mechanical properties of AISI 304/DUROSTAT 500 steel double-sided TIG welds
  8. A Nelder Mead-infused INFO algorithm for optimization of mechanical design problems
  9. Modeling of hexagonal honeycomb hybrids for variation of Poisson’s ratio
  10. Effect of elevated test temperature on the tensile strength and failure mechanism of hot-pressed dissimilar joints of laser ablation-treated AA5754-H111 and thermoplastic composite
  11. Steel shot peening effects on friction stir welded AA2014-T6 aluminum alloys
  12. Improvement of incremental sheet metal forming with the help of a pressurised fluid system
  13. Nugget formation, microstructural features and strength of resistance spot welded cold-rolled dual-phase steel lap joints for automotive applications
  14. African vultures optimization algorithm for optimization of shell and tube heat exchangers
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