A Multi-objective Optimization of Radiative Fin Array Systems in a Fuzzy Environment
B. T. F. Chung, B. X. Zhang, E. T. Lee · ASME Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer · 1996
This study analyzes and optimizes a new design for a four-fin radiating fin array system in a multi-objective fuzzy optimization environment. The conflicting objectives of minimizing both weight and horizontal size are considered simultaneously in the fuzzy optimization logic. A fuzzy feasible domain is constructed by considering all of the fuzzy sets individually defined by the fuzzy objectives and constraints. The system is optimized by maximizing the fuzzy decision function. A systematic procedure of the fuzzy optimization is discussed in detail.