This paper introduces a particle swarm optimization algorithm to solve constrained engineering optimization problems. The proposed approach uses a relatively simple method to handle constraints and a different mechanism ...

At present, the most widely used procedure for finding the value of a quantity from data obtained by different observers involves calculating the inverse-variance weighted mean of the observers' estimates. This method ...

In many disciplines, the use of evolutionary algorithms to perform optimizations is limited because of the extensive number of objective evaluations required. In fact, in real-world problems, each objective evaluation is ...

This paper describes a method of identifying morphological attributes that classify wear particles in relation to the wear process from which they originate and permit the automatic identification without human expertise. ...

This paper describes a method of identifying morphological attributes that classify wear particles in relation to the wear process from which they originate and permit the automatic identification without human expertise. ...

The importance of numerical calculations (CFD) for supporting the optimization and lay-out of industrial processes involving multiphase flows is continuously increasing. Numerous processes in powder technology involve ...

Magnetic properties of acicular (similar to60 and similar to200 nm) iron particles, obtained by reduction of alumina-coated goethite particles, are reported. X-ray diffraction and Mossbauer spectroscopy showed that the ...