In this study, an inverse algorithm based on the conjugate gradient method and the
discrepancy principle has been successfully applied to an irregular fin made of functionally …

Here a comprehensive survey of the literature in the area of numerical heat transfer (NHT)
published in 2010 and 2011 has been conducted. Due to the immenseness of the literature …

In this paper, the Homotopy Analysis Method (HAM) is utilized to investigate the thermal
response of a circular convective-radiative porous fin having a rectangular cross-section. It is …

In this article, a novel iterative physical-based method is introduced for solving inverse heat
conduction problems. The method extends the ball spine algorithm concept, originally …

In this work, a differential evolution (DE)-based inverse analysis has been reported for
maximizing the heat transfer rate from a rectangular stepped finned surface satisfying a …

A fin design problem to determine the optimum shapes of fully wet annular fins adhered to a
bare tube based on the desired fin efficiency and fin volume is examined in the present …

Because the thermal conductivity of an annular fin is a function of temperature in many
practical engineering applications, the nonlinear optimum shape design problem is …

An effort is made to develop an analytical model for predicting the thermal performance and
optimum design parameters of a wet T-shaped fin by considering variable thermal …

For many practical engineering applications, the thermal conductivity and heat transfer
coefficient of the fin are function of temperatures and this makes the design problem …

An analytical model based on homotopy perturbation method is developed to analyze the
thermal performance and optimum geometric dimensions of a T-shaped fin under fully wet …