Ernst Schmidt's approach to fin optimization: an extension to fins with variable conductivity and the design of ducts for fluid flow

Entropy Generation Through Heat and Fluid Flow

Adrian Bejan, J. Kestin · Journal of Applied Mechanics · 1983 · 1.8K citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Mechanical Engineering, Physics +14

Extended Surface Heat Transfer

A. D. Kraus, James R. Welty, DP Sekulic · Applied Mechanics Reviews · 2001 · 1.1K citations · Full text

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Heat Transfer +11

A Variational Problem Relating to Cooling Fins

R. J. Duffin · Indiana University Mathematics Journal · 1959 · 108 citations · Full text

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics +14

EXTENDED SURFACE HEAT TRANSFER

Ritvik Shah · A-to-Z Guide to Thermodynamics Heat and Mass Transfer and Fluids Engineering · 2006 · 79 citations

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Heat Transfer +11

The Minimum Weight One-Dimensional Straight Cooling Fin

C. J. Maday · Journal of Engineering for Industry · 1974 · 62 citations

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Heat Transfer +16