Application of Genetic Algorithms in Nonlinear Heat Conduction Problems

Table 1

Comparison of entropy generation rates for the three selected geometries when −3≤𝑄̇≤3and𝑅^∗=1.8.

	𝑎	𝜃^∗	𝑆̇gen
			GA	Numerical
Plane wall	−0.4	0.2	3.16	3.12
	0		2.62	2.61
	0.4		2.07	2.09
	−0.4	0.4	0.957	0.95
	0		0.84	0.84
	0.4		0.723	0.72
Hollow cylinder	−0.1	0.2	4.65	4.73
	0		4.46	4.50
	0.1		4.28	4.28
	−0.1	0.4	1.47	1.48
	0		1.43	1.43
	0.1		1.38	1.39
Hollow sphere	−0.1	0.2	6.33	6.36
	0		6.07	6.06
	0.1		5.8	5.77
	−0.1	0.4	1.95	1.97
	0		1.89	1.91
	0.1		1.85	1.84