Application of swarm intelligence algorithms in solving the inverse heat conduction problem

In the paper a proposal of using selected swarm intelligence algorithms for solving the inverse heat conduction problem is presented. The analyzed problem consist s in reconstructing temperature distribution in the given domain and the form of heat transfer coefficient ap pearing in the boundary condition of the third kind. The investigated approaches are based on the Art ificial Bee Colony algorithm and the Ant Colony Optimization algorithm, the efficiency of which are ex amined and compared