Optimization of straight fins with different geometries using PYTHON: A comparative study
Abstract
Increasing the available surface area for heat transfer is the common practice to enhance the heat transfer rate, where coefficient of heat transfer is low. Fins are commonly used to achieve increased heat transfer area. One-dimensional analysis of straight fins with different geometries such as rectangular, triangular and Parabolic is carried out using various gradient free optimization search methods. Optimum fin thickness for different geometries was estimated by keeping the space available for fin as a constraint. Codes are generated for various gradient free numerical optimization search methods in Python. The optimum fin thickness for each of the fin geometries are computed with different gradient free search methods.
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