Heuristics as an alternative to variational calculus for optimization of a class of thermal insulation systems

DOI10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2004.10.031zbMath1189.76173MaRDI QIDQ978118

J. Martínez

Publication date: 24 June 2010

Published in: International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2004.10.031

zbMATH Keywords

heuristics; variational calculus; equipartition; thermal insulation; synthetic constraint; intersecting asymptotes

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

76M30: Variational methods applied to problems in fluid mechanics

80M50: Optimization problems in thermodynamics and heat transfer

76R05: Forced convection

76D55: Flow control and optimization for incompressible viscous fluids