Optimization Methods : From Theory to Design Scientific and Technological Aspects in Mechanics - Cavazzuti, Marco; SpringerLink (Online service) (Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013)
Part I Theory -- Design of experiments -- Response surface modelling -- Deterministic optimization -- Stochastic optimization -- Robust design analysis -- Part II Applications -- General guidelines: how to proceed in an optimization exercise -- A forced convection application: surface optimization for enhanced heat transfer -- A natural convection application: optimization of rib roughened chimneys -- An analytical application: optimization of a Stirling engine based on the Schmidt analysis and on the adiabatic analysis.
Keywords: Engineering design; Mathematical optimization; Thermodynamics; Heat engineering; Heat transfer; Mass transfer; Engineering Design; Optimization; Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer