Applying Learnable Evolution Model to Heat Exchanger Design

A new approach to evolutionary computation, called Learnable Evolution Model (LEM), has been applied to the problem of optimizing tube structures of heat exchangers. In contrast to conventional Darwiniantype evolutionary computation algorithms that use various forms of mutation and/or recombination operators, LEM employs machine learning to guide the process of generating new individuals. A system, ISHED1, based on LEM, automatically searches for the highest capacity heat exchangers under given technical and environmental constraints. The results of experiments have been highly promising, often producing solutions exceeding the best human designs.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2000
• Where: AAAI
• Authors: Kenneth A. Kaufman, Ryszard S. Michalski
• Keywords: AAAI 2000, Evolutionary Computation, Evolutionary Computation Algorithms, Heat Exchangers, Intelligent Agents