Determination of Optimum Profile of One-Dimensional Cooling Fins
1983 ◽
Vol 105
(3)
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pp. 317-320
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Keyword(s):
The One
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The optimum design of an one-dimensional cooling fin is considered by including all modes of heat transfer in the problem formulation. The minimum principle of Pontryagin is applied to determine the optimum profile. A new technique is used to solve the reduced differential equations with split boundary conditions. The optimum profile found is compared with the one obtained by considering only conduction and convection.