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Vol. , No. , 200x 1 FAN SHAPE OPTIMIZATION USING CFD AND GENETIC ALGORITHMS FOR INCREASING THE EFFICIENCY OF ELECTRIC MOTORS. Noel Leon 1 , Eduardo Uresti 2 , Waldo Arcos 3 Center for Innovation in Design and Technology, ITESM, Campus Monterrey, Ave. Eugenio Garza Sada #2501, Colonia Tecnológico, Monterrey, CP 64841, Monterrey, México. [email protected] 1 , [email protected] 3 Centro de Inteligencia Artificial, ITESM, Campus Monterrey, Sucursal de Correos “J,” CP 64849 Monterrey, México. [email protected] 2 ABSTRACT The purpose of this paper is to introduce a new way to increase the efficiency of electric motors through shape optimization using Genetic Algorithms. As known, the electric motor efficiency represents the effectiveness with which the motor converts electrical energy into mechanical energy. As the energy losses are converted into heat, which is dissipated by the motor frame aided by internal or external fans, a better cooling system in the motor adds up to better efficiency. In recent years, a number of attempts to improve motor efficiency have been achieved without compromising motor performance but at higher costs. By using genetics algorithms, changes are introduced to the fan shape looking for a better aerodynamic performance. The evaluation of the achieved fan efficiency with the modified shapes is performed with CFD simulation software. Keywords: Shape optimization, genetic algorithms, Shape parameterization, CFD. 1. INTRODUCTION Improving the energy management of electric motors is relevant because improved efficiency can lead to increased performance and slower growth in electricity demand. In recent years, efforts have been made to minimize the electromagnetic losses. When electromagnetic losses are too high, a significant rise in temperature can affect the motor operation. Losses due to electrical resistance take the form of heat, which has to be dissipated. Using a better cooling system, these losses can be reduced and the electric motor efficiency is improved. There are different suggestions on how to increase the efficiency of an electric motor, such as higher core-steel grade, closer manufacturing tolerances, better insulation systems, slots redesign, better bearings and reduced windage design. All these options have been used throughout the years for improving electric motor efficiency, but even though all these methods have caused increments in electric motor efficiency, they increment the total cost of the motor. The idea of achieving higher efficiency through fan shape optimization using genetic algorithms is obtaining the benefits without increasing the costs. Genetic algorithms have been successfully applied in other shape optimization cases. Using CFD software it is possible to simulate the effect of changing the fan blades shapes with genetic algorithms. This article describes a new way to increase the efficiency of the electric motor using the same raw materials and manufacturing processes. The electrical design of the motor will not be modified as the shape optimization of the fan blades will increase the cooling effect and, therefore, the electric motor efficiency. 2. MOTOR EFFICIENCY Copyright © 200x Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.

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Vol. , No. , 200x FAN SHAPE OPTIMIZATION USING CFD AND GENETIC ALGORITHMS FOR INCREASING THE EFFICIENCY OF ELECTRIC MOTORS. Noel Leon1, Eduardo Uresti2, Waldo Arcos3 Center for Innovation in Design and Technology, ITESM, Campus Monterrey, Ave. Eugenio Garza Sada #2501, Colonia Tecnolgico, Monterrey, CP 64841, Monterrey, Mxico. [email protected], [email protected] Centro de Inteligencia Artificial, ITESM, Campus Monterrey, Sucursal de Correos J, CP 64849 Monterrey, Mxico. [email protected]

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The purpose of this paper is to introduce a new way to increase the efficiency of electric motors through shape optimization using Genetic Algorithms. As known, the electric motor efficiency represents the effectiveness with which the motor converts electrical energy into mechanical energy. As the energy losses are converted into heat, which is dissipated by the motor frame aided by internal or external fans, a better cooling system in the motor adds up to better efficiency. In recent years, a number of attempts to improve motor efficiency have been achieved without compromising motor performance but at higher costs. By using genetics algorithms, changes are introduced to the fan shape looking for a better aerodynamic performance. The evaluation of the achieved fan efficiency with the modified shapes is performed with CFD simulation software. Keywords: Shape optimization, genetic algorithms, Shape parameterization, CFD.

1. INTRODUCTION Improving the energy management of electric motors is relevant because improved efficiency can lead to increased performance and slower growth in electricity demand. In recent years, efforts have been made to minimize the electromagnetic losses. When electromagnetic losses are too high, a significant rise in temperature can affect the motor operation. Losses due to electrical resistance take the form of heat, which has to be dissipated. Using a better cooling system, these losses can be reduced and the electric motor efficiency is improved. There are different suggestions on how to increase the efficiency of an electric motor, such as higher core-steel grade, closer manufacturing tolerances, better insulation systems, slots redesign, better bearings and reduced windage design. All these options have been used throughout the years for improving electric motor efficiency, but even though all these methods have caused increments in electric motor efficiency, they increment the total cost of the motor. The idea of achieving higher efficiency through fan shape optimization using genetic algorithms is obtaining the benefits without increasing the costs. Genetic algorithms have been successfully applied in other shape optimization cases. Using CFD software it is possible to simulate the effect of changing the fan blades shapes with genetic algorithms. This article describes a new way to increase the efficiency of the electric motor using the same raw materials and manufacturing processes. The electrical design of the motor will not be modified as the shape optimization of the fan blades will increase the cooling effect and, therefore, the electric motor efficiency. 2. MOTOR EFFICIENCY Electric motor efficiency is a measure of the effectiveness with which a motor converts electrical energy to mechanical energy. It is defined as the ratio of power output to power input or, in terms of electrical power, Watts output to Watts input and can be restated as the ratio of output + losses: Motor Efficiency = Output Input = Output Output + losses

The losses are due to electrical losses plus friction and windage. Even thought higher horsepower motors are typically more efficient, their losses are significant and should not be ignored. In fact, higher horsepower motors offer the greatest savings potential for the least analysis effort, since just one motor can save more money energy than several smaller motors [15]. 2.1 Watts Loss Determine Motor Efficiency Every AC motor has five components of electrical losses, which are the reasons for its inefficiency. Electrical losses are converted into heat which is dissipated by the motor frame aided by internal or external fans. Stator and rotor I2R losses are caused by current flowing through the motor winding and are proportional to the current squared times the winding resistance (I2R). Iron losses are mainly confined to the laminated core of the stator and rotor and can be reduced by utilizing steels with

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Noel Leon, Eduardo Uresti and Waldo Arcos low core loss characteristics found in high grade silicon steel. Friction and windage losses is due to all sources of friction and air movement in the motor and may be appreciable in large high-speed or totally enclosed fan-cooled motors. The stay load loss is due mainly to high frequency flux pulsations caused by design and manufacturing variations [15]. 2.2 Improving efficiency by minimizing electrical losses. Improvements in motor efficiency can be achieved without compromising motor performance at higher cost within the limits of existing design and manufacturing technology. The formula for efficiency shows that any improvement in motor efficiency must be the results of reducing electrical losses. In terms of the existing state of electric motor technology, a reduction in electrical losses can be achieved in various ways. All of these changes to reduce motor losses are possible with existing motor design and manufacturing technology. They would, however, require additional materials and/or the use of higher quality materials and improved manufacturing processes resulting in increased motor cost [15]. Watts Loss Area 1. Iron Efficiency Improvement Use of thinner gauge, lower loss core steel reduces Eddy-current losses. Longer core adds more steel to the design, which reduces losses due to lower operating flux densities. Use of more copper and larger conductors increases cross sectional area of stator windings. This lowers resistance (R) of the windings and reduces losses due to current flow (I). Use of larger rotor conductor bars increases size of cross section, lowering conductor resistance (R) and losses due to current flow (I). Use of low loss fan design reduces losses due to air movement. Use of optimized design and strict quality control procedures minimizes stray load losses.

2. Stator I 2 R

3. Rotor I 2 R 4. Friction & Windage 5. Stray Load Loss

Figure 1: Representation of Losses in an Electric Motor.

3. BASIC THERMAL CONSIDERATION Thermal issues affect the performance of a motor. The coil temperature rise, that is, the temperature difference of stator coil over an ambient temperature, depends on two factors, 1) the temperature gradient between stator coil to body machine for heat flow by conduction, which can be solved analytically, and 2) the temperature difference between body and air for heat flow by convection and radiation. For a totally enclosed fan cooled (TEFC) machine, the problem of heat transfer from machine body to air for a given temperature gradient is associated with the aerodynamic flow pattern. This part is difficult to solve analytically, and because of this, an empirical relation has been established based on data available from test results.

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Conduction of losses inside the motors is particularly important in areas that include air gaps and voids, for example, inside the coil insulation between conductors and cores and in the stator core and frame of totally enclosed motors. A totally enclosed machine is one so enclosed as to prevent the free exchange of air between the inside and the outside of the case, but not sufficiently enclosed to be termed airtight. There are different types of enclosures, and its use depends on the application and the environment where the motor will be working. For this research, we will use an electric motor with TEFC (totally enclosed fan cooled) enclosure. In this type of enclosure, an external fan pulls air in through a fan cover and blows it over the exterior (only) surface of the motor. Heat transfer occurs by forced convention when the air supplied by the fan to the fan cover blows over the frame motor. 4. GENETIC ALGORITHMS Genetic algorithms (GAs) are search algorithms based on the mechanics of natural selection and natural genetics. They combine survival of the fittest among string structures with a structured yet randomized information exchange to form a search algorithm with some of the innovative flair of human search. In every generation, a new set of artificial creatures (strings) or individuals is created using bits and the pieces of the fittest of the old; an occasional new part is tried for good measure. While randomized, GAs are no simple random walk. They efficiently exploit historical information to speculate on new search points with expected improved performance [6]. Normally, when a GA is used for function optimization, each individual in the population represents a point in the search space of the problem to be solved. The aptitude of an individual is closely related to the value of the function in the point being represented by the individual. A number of different GAs have been proposed. From the simple Genetic Algorithm [6] to other with different selection schemes as Genitor [15]. In the simple GA each generation, the whole population is replaced by a set of new individuals. The new set of individuals is produced in pairs. In order to produce two new individuals, a pair of individuals (parents) is selected from the current population. Those individuals with a better aptitude have more chances of being selected. Once a pair of individuals is selected, crossover and mutation are applied. The crossover consists of constructing of a pair of new individuals by taking parts of the genetic material of both parents. The expected effect is the combination of the characteristics being presented in both parents. In the simplest case, the genetic material of an individual consists of the string and the crossover consists of randomly taking a point in which both parents can simultaneously be divided and then joint the first part of the first parent with the second part of the second parent. The second individual can be constructed with the remaining parts of the genetic material of the parents. Mutation consists of making few changes in the genetic material in both resulting new individuals with low probability. Compared with the simple GA, Genitor algorithm has some differences. Genitor produces one new individual each generation; such individual replaces the worst individual in the current population. As in the simple GA two parents are selected, but such individuals are selected according to the ranking in the population: the whole population is ordered according to the value of the function evaluation. In some GA applications, it may be more convenient to use a real vector as genetic material instead of string of characters [2]-[7], in such applications the use of different crossover operator is required. 5. THE BETTER WAY Loss calculation is required for determining the efficiency of the motor during the optimization process. The following losses must be included in determining the efficiency: - Stator I2R (Winding loss) - Rotor I2R (Rotor loss) - Core loss - Stray load loss - Friction and windage loss There are two ways to increase the efficiency of an electric motor. One way to increase the electric motor efficiency is to minimize the energy absorbed by the fan in the motor, keeping the same air flow rate. It will only benefit the windage loss. The rest of the losses will not be benefited. The gain in the efficiency is based in the minimization of losses due to air movement. Another way to increase electric motor efficiency is to increase the air flow rate provided by the fan over the motor without increasing the energy absorbed for driving the fan. It will benefit the rest of the losses mentioned earlier and the windage loss remains constant. Fan size variations are a straightforward way for increasing air flow. However, fan size is constrained by the space available in the fan cover and it increases the energy required for driving the fan.

Noel Leon, Eduardo Uresti and Waldo Arcos By varying the shape of the fan blades, the fan efficiency can be enhanced in such a way that the airflow is increased and a better cooling effect reduces the stator losses, core losses and rotor losses without increasing the energy absorbed for driving the fan. Therefore shape variations generated with genetic algorithms may be useful in achieving the best results considering the size constraints 6. IDENTIFYING THE INFLUENCE OF THE FAN PERFORMANCE For better identifying the effect of increasing the fan efficiency two preliminary experiments were made: the first was a laboratory test and the second was a computational simulation. In the first test, a motor was tested in a laboratory. One motor was tested eliminating energy consumption of the fan by using an external cooling system. The fan was removed from the motor and it was tested in normal operation conditions. With this test, the fan motor energy consumption was zero (an ideal situation). The efficiency increase measured was 1.09%. This test was made in a short time to prevent possible damage to the motor due heat transfer. The second test was an analytical simulation. The airflow was increased in the model by 50% without increasing the energy consumption of the fan. The efficiency increase calculated was 1.35%. After these tests it was concluded that for increasing the efficiency of the motor the best way is incrementing the airflow through efficiency augmentation of the fan. 7. SIMULATION USING TWO DIFFERENT COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS (CFD) PACKAGES

Figure 2: Fan of the electric motor.

The simulation was made using 2 different CFD simulation programs. In the first case we used a 3D CAD system for modeling the geometry and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation software with a dedicated mesh generation software. In the second case we performed the same case study using a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation software integrated into a 3D CAD system with meshing capabilities. 7.1 Simulation using 3D CAD, dedicated mesh generation software and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software. Taking advantage of the periodicity of the geometry, it is sufficient to model only one-eighth on the actual flow environment.

Figure 3: 3D CAD Geometry, Mesh Model and Display of Surface Grid.

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Simulating only one-eighth of the geometry the total computational time consumed by the CFD program is accordingly reduced.. The grid is set up with periodic boundaries on either side of the domain (turquoise). The upstream boundary (blue) is defined by velocity and the downstream boundary (red) by pressure. The lower wall is assumed to be rotating with the blade (white), while the upper wall is stationary (white). The z axis is used as rotation axis for the reference frame. The fan spins clockwise (looking from the positive end of the z axis) at constant rotational speed. The fan rotation speed defined by the motor at full load. Standard k - turbulence model and sea-level conditions were used. After that, the boundary conditions were established so we could start with the analysis. The solution stops after convergence criteria are met. The first convergence criterion is a residual plot, where the residual values are printed. Another convergence criterion is the net mass/heat imbalance that indicates when the solution has converged. It should be a small fraction of the total flux through the system. The residual plot and the net balance are shown in Fig. 4.

(a) Figure 4: (a) Residual History Plot. (b) Flux Report.

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In figure 5 are shown the velocity vectors as found at the midspan of the rotational area. The velocity vector plot provides insight into the behavior of the flow around the fan blade. This analysis is the basis for finding the variations of blade profiles that increase the air flow.

Figure 5: Velocity vectors.

The pressure distribution on the blade is shown in Fig. 6.

(a) (b) Figure 6: (a) Positive Pressures. (b) Negative Pressures (suction).

Noel Leon, Eduardo Uresti and Waldo Arcos The contour plots illustrate the pressure rise on the fluid caused by the fan blade. Positive pressures values occur on the surface where the fan blade pushes the air and negative pressures (suction) on the other surface. 7.2 Simulation using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation software integrated into 3D CAD system with meshing capabilities The following analysis was made with the same boundary conditions, turbulence model and operation conditions as the first simulation. In this analysis, also a single blade of the fan was simulated. For this analysis, the geometry was constructed as a single blade centered within the region divided by two even adjacent passages, and the mesh was generated inside of the 3D CAD system using an interface provided by the CFD software.

(a) (b) Figure 7: (a) 3D CAD Geometry. (b) Mesh Model in CFD program.

After that, the mesh was generated and all conditions were established so we could start the analysis to determine the solution convergence. The 3D CAD model and the mesh generated are shown in Fig. 7. The convergence criteria are shown in the Fig. 8. Each curve should become horizontal as criterion that the convergence was reached. A good guideline to follow is that the quantities in the calculation progresses change less than 5% over the last 20% of the total iterations.

Figure 8: Plot curve convergence.

The behavior of the flow around the fan blade in this analysis is identical to the former analysis. The quantitative results differences are very little as may be appreciated at the velocity vector graphics shown in Fig. 9.

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Figure 9: Velocity vectors (Second Simulation).

In Fig.10 the pressure distribution on the blade is shown. The contour plots illustrate the pressure rise which is imposed on the fluid by the fan blade as in the first simulation. As may be seen, the pressure distribution is very similar with respect the first analysis. The pressure values also differ little with respect to the results commented above.

Figure 10: Pressure Distribution on the Blade (Second Simulation).

7.3 Profile modification As mentioned before, the purpose of this paper is to describe a new way to increase the efficiency of the electric motor using shape optimization through genetic algorithms. For this reason the blade profile requires to be modified. For a first trial the straight profile of the fan blade was substituted by a warped profile.

Figure 11: Fan Profile modification.

This new fan profile shape was simulated and analyzed in both CFD programs. Both analyses showed an increment in the velocity vectors magnitude. The results are shown in Fig.12.

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(c) (d) Figure 12: (a) Velocity vectors (Profile Curve-Simulation 1). (b) Pressure Distribution on the Blade (Profile Curve-Simulation 1). (c) Velocity vectors (Profile Curve-Simulation 2). (d) Pressure Distribution on the Blade (Profile Curve-Simulation 2).

The velocity vectors magnitude was increased 4.7% with respect to the actual design. The increment of the parameters measured shows that is possible to get higher air flow provided by the fan over the motor. By increasing the air flow the electric motor efficiency can be improved as was discussed in the section 6. 8. REPRESENTATION OF FAN BLADE FOR OPTIMIZATION Shape optimization, also called topology optimization, deals with variations of the form: find a shape (in two or three dimensions) which is optimal in a certain sense, while satisfying certain requirements. In the preceding section was already mentioned that by taking advantage of the periodicity of the geometry, it is sufficient to model only one fan blade. As can be seen, the fan blade has several profiles to be parameterized. In order to simplify the shape optimization problem only one profile will be modified and parameterized: the midspan of the rotational area (half way up the fan blade) as shown in Fig 13. The fan blade profile as was analyzed in section 7 using the CFD programs will be codified below as chromosome in the genetic algorithm.

Figure 13: Fan Blade Profile

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The population of individuals represent fan profile shapes. Where, each fan profile shape is evaluated and represents a possible solution. Following a strategy adopted by several researches and the concepts studied in the preceding sections, the shape parameterization is based on B-splines curves. B-Splines are commonly used to define curved bodies and profiles. Six control points are used in this case to control the whole fan profile shape modification by the crossover operator, as shown in Fig. 14.

Figure 14: Control Points along the Profile.

The control points shown above (P1, P2, P3, P4, P5 & P6) are defined by its x and y coordinates respectively; thus, P1 = ( x1 , y1 ), ., P6 = ( x6 , y6 ) . For simplifying the shape parameterizatio the x values are fixed, and only the y coordinates are allowed to vary. This way P1 = y1 , P2 = y2 ., P6 = y6 represents the search space, while Pi, Pi, Pf and Pf are fixed. Therefore the chromosome will be represented only by the y coordinates:

Chromosome = y1, y 2, y 3, y 4, y 5, y 6

F E5555F E5555 Lower Upper

A genetic algorithm will now introduce changes on the position of the control points resulting in profile variations. Traditionally, GAs use binary numbers to represent such strings: a string has a finite length, and each bit of a string can be either 0 or 1. For real-valued function optimization, however, it is more natural to use real numbers (as might be done with evolution strategies or evolutionary programming). Real-number coding is used here. The length of the real-number string corresponds to the number of design variables. Genitor is the genetic algorithm selected for sampling the search space, but in our case we never remove an individual in the population. In order to keep the selection pressure high, we dynamically set the selection bias parameter to be 1.5 in a growing population. In the present investigation we use the operator BLX- [7]: New = *P1 + (1- )*P2 Where P1, P2 are the parents, New is the new individual and is a random number in the real interval [-0.5, 1.5]. Mutation operations consist in adding to the new individual a vector of small random numbers. 9. EVALUATION PROCEDURE. Using the genetic algorithm discussed in section 4, the process flow is constituted by the steps shown in Fig. 15. The initial population was generated with 25 individuals, which were seeded. Because the evaluation process is complicated and the cycle could not be done yet automatically, it was necessary to use an evaluation team. The evaluation team was a group of specialists (Master degree students). Each possible solution has been evaluated by one person of this team group. For this reason, it was also necessary to create a web database (See Fig. 16a) where each person could check the pending designs assigned by the genetic algorithm to each team member.

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Figure 15: Process Flow Diagram from GA.

In Fig. 16b, is shown how the members of this team group report the results obtained in the analysis (Section 7 describes the analysis). All data obtained in the analysis was saved in the web page.

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(c) Figure 16: (a) Database Web Page. (b) Report of results. (c) GA Population.Fig. 16c shows some individuals of the GA population in the web page. In the red circle is the best fan profile design generated by the GA. It will be discussed in the next section. 10. RESULTS This project has not been finished. The Genetic algorithm is still running and giving new fan profile designs to be evaluated. The evaluation team continues to work in the simulations. The best fan profile generated by the genetic algorithm until this moment presents a significant increment of 9.4% with respect to the actual design. While the profile curve presented in section 8 had an increment of 4.7%. The results are shown in Fig. 17.

(a) (b) Figure 17: (a) Velocity vectors (Profile Generated by GA). (b) Pressure Distribution on the Blade (Profile Generated by GA)

As we see in Fig. 17a, the topological changes in the fan profile have been minimal with respect the original shape, and it has been a product of the changes introduced by the GA on the position of the control points in the fan profile.

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11. CONCLUSIONS The results obtained until now indicate that optimizing the fan blade shape through genetic algorithms increment the air flow in the motor. Moreover, this improvement can be achieved by small shape modifications. The use of splines in profiles seems to be an ideal solution to resolve problems where the designers wish to control the geometry through control points. Thermal evaluation of TEFC induction motor needs to be considered in order to achieve an increment in the efficiency. The economic benefits obtained through efficiency increment may be substantial. Although the research is not yet finished, it represents a step forward towards a new way to increase the efficiency of an electric motor through shape optimization using Genetic Algorithms and CFD techniques. 12. ACKNOWLEDGMENT The computational time was provided by Center for Innovation in Products and Technology, Tec de Monterrey, (CIDYT, ITESM). The authors would like to thank Motores US company for providing many useful data. REFERENCE [1] Abbott, M B. Computacional Fluid Dynamics An Introduction for Engineers. Longman Group UK Limited 1989 Alden H. Wright. Genetic Algorithms for Real Parameter Optimization. In Gregory J. E. Rawlins, editor, Foundations of Genetic Algorithms, pages 205-218. Morgan Kaufmann, 1991 Barone, L, While L and Hingston, P. Designing Crushers With {A} Multi-objetive Evolutionary Algorithm. In W. B. Langdon and E. Cant-Paz, et al. editor, GECCO 2002: Proceedings of the Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference, pages 995--1002. Morgan Kaufmann, 2002. ISSN 1-55860-878-8 Bleier, Frank P. Fan Handbook: selection, application, and design. McGRAW-HILL 1998 Chapman, Stephen J. Mquinas Elctricas, 3a. Ed. Eduardo, Rozo Castillo, traductor. Mc-GRAW-HILL INTERAMERICANA, S. A. 2004. D.E. Goldberg. Genetic Algorithms in search, optimization and machine learning. Addison Wesley Company Inc., 1989 Eshelman, Larry J. and Schaffer, J. David. Real-coded genetic algorithms and interval schemata. In L. Darrell Whitley, editor, Foundations of Genetic Algorithms, 2, pages 187--202. Morgan Kaufmann, 1993 Leon, N, Cueva, J. M, et al. Automatic Shape Variations in 3D CAD Enviroments, Page 83-95, Trends in Computer Aided Innovation, Proceedings of the 1st IFIP Working Conference on Computer Aided Innovation, November 14-15,2005, Ulm Germany, ISBN 3-00-017325-0 Marco, N, Dsidri, J and Stphane, L. Multi-Objective Optimization in CFD by Genetic Algorithm. Unit de recherche INRIA Sophia Antipolis 2004. ISSN 0249-6399 Michalewicz, Z. Genetic Algorithms + data structures = evolution programs. Spring Verlag, 1992. Artificial intelligence. Genetic Algorithms in engineering and computer science Obayashi, S, Tsukahara, T and Nakamura T. Multiobjetive Genetic Algorithm Applied to Aerodynamic Design of Cascade Airfoils IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, Vol. 47, NO. 1, February 2000 Olhofer, M, Jin, Y, and Sendhoff, B. Adaptive encoding for aerodynamic shape optimization using Evolution Strategies. IEEE 2001

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