Physics-based Surrogate Optimization of Francis Turbine Runner Blades, Using Mesh Adaptive Direct Search and Evolutionary Algorithms |
Bahrami, Salman
(Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal)
Tribes, Christophe (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal) von Fellenberg, Sven (R&D Division, Andritz Hydro Canada Inc.) Vu, Thi C. (R&D Division, Andritz Hydro Canada Inc.) Guibault, Francois (Department of Computer Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal) |
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