Optimal design methods for the uniform heating of tube ends for stress relieving
ISSN: 0332-1649
Article publication date: 4 February 2020
Issue publication date: 11 March 2020
Abstract
Purpose
An inductor for the uniform heating of the extremity of a ferromagnetic steel tube for stress relieving is considered. The main goal of the study is to investigate the possibility to achieve a reasonable design of the inductor when dealing with many design variables.
Design/methodology/approach
Genetic optimization algorithms are used for this purpose, demonstrating the applicability of these techniques to the design of induction heating inductors. Genetic algorithms provide to the designer several optimal solutions belonging to Pareto Front, and this way they allow choosing the solution that better fits the technological requirements. In any case, the designer has to adapt the chosen solution to fit in with the real possibilities in industrial application.
Findings
The study demonstrates that automatic optimization methods may help the designer of the induction heating system to solve complex problems with very conflicting technological requirements.
Originality/value
In the paper, a problem with a high number of design variables is solved. Moreover, the goals of the optimization process are strongly conflicting, and the proposed problem is a challenging one.
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Citation
Aliferov, A., Di Barba, P., Dughiero, F., Forzan, M., Lupi, S., Mognaschi, M.E. and Sieni, E. (2020), "Optimal design methods for the uniform heating of tube ends for stress relieving", COMPEL - The international journal for computation and mathematics in electrical and electronic engineering, Vol. 39 No. 1, pp. 12-20. https://doi.org/10.1108/COMPEL-05-2019-0204
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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