Question: Problem # 1 : A gas ) is heated up by a radiator of square shape that runs hot fluid ( at T , i

Problem #1:
A gas ) is heated up by a radiator of square shape that runs hot fluid (at T,i=98C) inside. Consider one side of this radiator as shown below with six rectangular fins. The width and thickness of the squared steel plate are W=250mm and L1=15mm. The thermal conductivity of the steel plate is ks=19Wm-K. Fins and their base plate are made of aluminum alloy with kAl=202Wm-K. The thickness of the aluminum base plate is L2=10mm. The thickness and length of rectangular aluminum fins are t=3mm and Lt=40mm, respectively. The corresponding convective heat transfer coefficients of two fluids are hi=120Wm2-K for hot fluid and hc=24 W/?m2-K for gas. There is a thermal contact resistance of R,x''=1.210-1m2KW between the steel plate and aluminum base plate. With a steady-state operation and one-dimensional heat transfer, you are asked to do the following:
a) Treat the entire fin array as a thermal resistor, construct a thermal circuit to represent the heat transfer from hot fluid to gas.
b) Determine the fin efficiency (t) and the fin effectiveness (st) of a single rectangular fin.
c) Determine the thermal resistance of the thermal resistor made of the 6-fin array, Rarnuy.
d) Estimate all other thermal resistances in your circuit.
e) Determine the total heat transfer rate from hot fluid to gas of the given setting.
f) Determine surface temperature of the aluminum base plate, Tb.
Problem # 1 : A gas ) is heated up by a radiator

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