Performance optimization of a thermoelectric generator for automotive application using an improved whale optimization algorithm
Rui Quan, Haifeng Guo, Dazhi Liu, Yufang Chang, Hang Wan
Abstract
A TEG system using a low-backpressure polyhedral heat exchanger is optimized with an improved whale optimization algorithm (IWOA), which balances the output performance and backpressure and provides a new vision to heat exchanger optimization.
Topics & Concepts
Optimization algorithmHeat exchangerThermoelectric generatorAutomotive industryGenerator (circuit theory)WhaleComputer scienceAlgorithmThermoelectric effectAutomotive engineeringProcess engineeringMaterials scienceMechanical engineeringEngineeringMathematical optimizationMathematicsPhysicsPower (physics)Aerospace engineeringFisheryThermodynamicsBiologyQuantum mechanicsAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesHeat Transfer and OptimizationAdvanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics