Aluminum fins of triangular profile are attached to a plane wall whose surface temperature is 250C. The

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Aluminum fins of triangular profile are attached to a plane wall whose surface temperature is 250°C. The fin base thickness is 2 mm, and its length is 6 mm. The system is in ambient air at a temperature of 20°C, and the surface convection coefficient is 40 W/m2 ∙ K.

(a) What are the fin efficiency and effectiveness?

(b) What is the heat dissipated per unit width by a single fin?

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Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer

ISBN: 978-0471457282

6th Edition

Authors: Incropera, Dewitt, Bergman, Lavine

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