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Chapter-2 3

The document discusses heat transfer from extended surfaces, specifically fins, and their configurations to enhance heat transfer through convection and conduction. It outlines the general conduction analysis needed to determine the temperature distribution along fins and the application of boundary conditions to derive heat transfer equations. Additionally, it covers fin performance, including efficiency and thermal resistance in relation to various fin shapes and configurations.

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Chapter-2 3

The document discusses heat transfer from extended surfaces, specifically fins, and their configurations to enhance heat transfer through convection and conduction. It outlines the general conduction analysis needed to determine the temperature distribution along fins and the application of boundary conditions to derive heat transfer equations. Additionally, it covers fin performance, including efficiency and thermal resistance in relation to various fin shapes and configurations.

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Chapt er t wo

Lesson- 03
Ext ended sur f ace (Fins)
Heat t r ansfer f r omext ended sur f aces
●

I mpr act ical

MV- 3012 2
Heat t r ansfer f r omext ended sur f aces

convect ion

conduct ion Finned sur f aces


ar e commonly used
in pr act ice t o
enhance heat
t r ansf er
MV- 3012 3
Fin confi gur at ion
(c) Annular fi n (d) pin fi n

St r aight fi n of (a) Unif or m(b) non


unif or mcr oss sect ional ar ea
MV- 3012 4
Gener al conduct ion analysis
● To det er mine t he rat e of heat t ransfer rat e associat ed wit h a fi n,
we must fi r st obt ain t he t emperat ur e dist r ibut ion along t he fi n.
● The t emperat ur e dist r ibut ion can be der ived f r omper f or ming an
ener gy balance on appr opr iat e dif fer ent ial volume.
● Consider t he ext ended sur f ace shown on next slide.
● Taking t he f ollowing assumpt ions, f or simplif ying t he pr oblem,
● 1D conduct ion in t he x dir ect ion and k is const ant
● Negligible r adiat ion ef fect
● No t her mal gener at ion in t he pin
● h is unif or mover t he sur f ace

MV- 3012 5
Gener al conduct ion analysis

Wher e

OR

MV- 3012 6
Fins of unif or mcr oss sect ion

The gener al equat ion


r educes t o

Wher e P is t he per imet er of


t he cr oss sect ional ar ea. MV- 3012 7
Fins of unif or mcr oss sect ion
●

MV- 3012 8
Boundar y condit ions
● To det er mine t he const ant s C1 and C2 we need t o apply boundar y condit ions.

The t emper at ur e dist r ibut ion and t he heat r at e equat ions f or t he above
cases ar e summar ized on t he f ollowing t able.

MV- 3012 9
MV- 3012 10
Example

MV- 3012 11


MV- 3012 12
MV- 3012 13
The heat t ransfer rat e t hen be;

MV- 3012 14


MV- 3012 15
Fin per f or mance
●

Where Ac, b is t he fin cross


sect ional area at t he
base

Fin would be ef fect ive;


I f k is high

Pins ar e applied when h is low


MV- 3012 16
Fin per f or mance
●

Wher e Af is sur f ace


ar ea of fi n

MV- 3012 17


Fin per f or mance
●

ef fi ciencies of common fi n shapes

MV- 3012 18


Fin per f or mance
●

Where qt and At are tot al


heat t ransfer rat e and tot al
surface area, respect ively

N; number of fi ns in ar r ay

MV- 3012 19


Fin per f or mance
● Defi ning t he t her mal r esist ance of t he ar ray

MV- 3012 20

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