The concept of relative inverse admittance applied to composite fins optimization in the case of longitudinal rectangular fins under 2D heat conduction is presented in this work. Here, different values for convective conditions at the fin and composite layer surfaces are used and the influence of the kc/kf ratio and composite thickness in optimum geometry is determined. The optimization process is carried out through universal graphs in which the range of parameters covers most of the practical cases a designer will find. Relative inverse admittance is applied in a general form and emerges as an easily used tool for optimizing composite fins.

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