Least-energy optimization of forced convection plate-fin heat sinks

IEEE Transactions on Components and Packaging Technologies

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 62-70

  Iyengar, Madhusudan ^a   Bar Cohen, Avram ^b  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Entropy generation minimization; Forced convection; Heat sinks; Least energy optimization; Plate fin

Indexed keywords

COMBINATORIAL MATHEMATICS; FORCED CONVECTION; MAXIMUM PRINCIPLE; OPTIMIZATION; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

COEFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE; ENTROPY GENERATION MINIMIZATION; LEAST ENERGY OPTIMIZATION; PLATE FIN HEAT SINKS;

FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE);

EID: 0038818522     PISSN: 15213331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TCAPT.2003.811484     Document Type: Article

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