CCE
2006
13 years 11 months ago
2006
A randomized algorithm with stream splitting for design of heat exchanger networks is presented in this work. The algorithm has provisions for splitting any one of the process str...
WSC
2004
14 years 24 days ago
2004
We present a new random search method for solving simulation optimization problems. Our approach emphasizes the need for maintaining the right balance between exploration and expl...
IPPS
2007
IEEE
14 years 5 months ago
2007
IEEE
A comparative study of parallel metaheuristics executed in grid environments is proposed, having as case study a genetic algorithm, a simulated annealing algorithm and a random se...