Experimental verification of immune recruitment mechanism and clonal selection algorithm applied for solving the inverse problems of pure metal solidification

In the paper an application of two immune algorithms — Immune Recruitment Mechanism and Clonal Selection Algorithm — in procedures for solving the inverse problems of pure metals solidification is presented. Discussed problems consist in reconstruction of boundary conditions (forms of the heat transfer coefficient and the heat flux) on the basis of temperature measurements. For verifying the effectiveness of investigated algorithms the experimental data obtained in the solidification of aluminum have been used. An example of applying considered procedures for determining the cooling conditions of the continuously cast ingot is also presented.