Abstract

The optimum shapes for the longitudinal and spine fully wet fins are estimated in the present inverse design problem by using the conjugate gradient method (CGM) based on the desired fin efficiency and fin volume. One of the advantages in using CGM in the inverse design problem lies in that it can handle problems having a large number of unknown parameters easily and converges very fast. Results obtained by using the CGM to solve the inverse design problems are justified based on the numerical experiments. Results show that when the Biot number and relative humidity are varied, the optimum fin efficiency and optimum fin shape will also be changed.

Details

Title
An Optimal Fin Design Problem in Estimating the Shapes of Longitudinal and Spine Fully Wet Fins
Author
Cheng-Hung, Huang; Yun-Lung, Chung
Pages
249-280
Section
ARTICLE
Publication year
2009
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Tech Science Press
ISSN
1526-1492
e-ISSN
1526-1506
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2397444133
Copyright
© 2009. This work is licensed under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.