Question: A straight, rectangular aluminum fin k=200 W/m? ? C , 3.0 mm thick and 7.5 cm long, protrudes from a wall, as shown in the

A straight, rectangular aluminum fin k=200 W/m? ? C , 3.0 mm thick and 7.5 cm long, protrudes from a wall, as shown in the figure below. The base is maintained at 300 ? C , and the ambient temperature is 50 ? C with h=10 W/M2? ? C . Calculate the heat loss, q f . from the fin per unit depth of the fin. Assume an insulated tip condition with w ? t.

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