A combination
of a fuzzy inference system (FIS) and a differential
evolution (DE) algorithm, known as the differential evolution-based
fuzzy inference system (DEFIS), is developed for the prediction of
natural heat transfer in Cu–water nanofluid within a cavity.
In the development of the hybrid model, the DE algorithm is used for
the training process of FIS. For this purpose, first, the case study
is simulated using the computational fluid dynamic (CFD) method. The
CFD outputs, including velocity in the
y
-direction,
the temperature of the nanofluid, and the nanoparticle content (
Ø
), are employed for the learning process of the DEFIS
model. By choosing the optimum number of inputs and the number of
population, the underlying DEFIS variable parameters are studied.
After reaching the high value of DEFIS intelligence, in the learning
step, a variety of
Ø
values (e.g., 0.5, 1, and
2) are reviewed. For the full intelligence of DEFIS, the velocity
of the nanofluid is predicted in further nodes of the cavity domain.
Finally, the velocity of the nanofluid is predicted by using the data
at
Ø
= 0.15, which are absent in the DEFIS process.