.... For a rapid and accurate optimization, the method combines a heuristic optimization technique, simulated annealing (SA), and numerically derived closed-form models of heat transfer and pressure drop. It is shown that approximately 1 million designs are evaluated within 6 s, resulting in optimal designs having...

..., such as the Broyden–Fletcher–Goldfarb–Shanno quasi-Newton (BFGS-QN) and simulated annealing (SA), are employed for solving the inverse near-field radiation problem. In particular, a thin amorphous silicon (a-Si) solar panel with periodic silver nanowire patterning is considered. The design of the silver patterned...

... optimization fail. This paper reports the development of a metaheuristic thermal radiation optimization approach. Two metaheuristic optimization methods are explored: simulated annealing and tabu search. Both approaches are applied to a combinatorial radiant enclosure design problem. Configuration factors...

... that are diffuse and others that are specular diffuse. Two aspect ratios are treated. The problem is completely described, and solutions are presented as obtained by the Tikhonov method, truncated singular value decomposition, conjugate gradient regularization, quasi-Newton minimization, and simulated annealing...