Question: At steady state the test rig maintains fin base temperature at a constant 100C, while fin itself is exposed to air at 20C. Uniform rectangular

 At steady state the test rig maintains fin base temperature at

At steady state the test rig maintains fin base temperature at a constant 100C, while fin itself is exposed to air at 20C. Uniform rectangular cross-section aluminum (k=180W/mK) fin is 30 mm long and wide and has a thickness of 0.3mm. The thermocouple is installed at the fin tip to allow fin tip temperature measurement. For a particular natural convection airflow around the fin tip, the temperature at x=L is measured to be uniform at 61.2C. Calculate the average convectional heat transfer coefficient h for this fin. Note: There is no need to attempt to use prescribed temperature x=L, the 2 nd boundary condition (uniform cross-sectional annular fin), since it is just one single temperature measurement at the tip. We are not controlling the temperature at the tip

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