Question: Q 3 . ( a ) Heat from an electronic device is to be dissipated by rectangular aluminium fins ( k = 2 3 7

Q3.(a) Heat from an electronic device is to be dissipated by rectangular aluminium fins (k=237Wm*C) that are 2 mm thick and 20 mm wide, with their bases attached at a constant temperature of 60C. These fins are dissipating heat by convection into ambient air at 20C with a heat transfer coefficient of 10Wm2*C. Each fin should remove 2 W of heat transfer from the base. Determine:
(i) the length (in mm) of each fin; and
(8 marks)
(ii) the temperature of fin tip.
(2 marks)
Given: ,Qconvectinfromfintip=hpkAc2(Tb-T)sinhmL+(hmk)coshmLcoshmL+(hmk)sinhmL
T(x)-TTb-T=coshm(L-x)+(hmk)sinhm(L-x)coshmL+(hmk)sinhmL, where ,m=hpkAc2
Q 3 . ( a ) Heat from an electronic device is to

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