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KP K P Ha Ha: Fin Effectiveness Is The Ratio of Fin Heat Transfer and The Heat Transfer Without The Fin

1. Fin effectiveness (Cf) is a ratio that compares the heat transfer of a fin to the heat transfer without the fin. 2. Cf can be increased by using materials with higher thermal conductivity k, or by decreasing the convection coefficient h since effectiveness is higher with lower h. However, if h is too high, fins are not necessary. 3. Cf is also increased when the ratio of the fin's perimeter to its cross-sectional area (P/A) is higher.

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KP K P Ha Ha: Fin Effectiveness Is The Ratio of Fin Heat Transfer and The Heat Transfer Without The Fin

1. Fin effectiveness (Cf) is a ratio that compares the heat transfer of a fin to the heat transfer without the fin. 2. Cf can be increased by using materials with higher thermal conductivity k, or by decreasing the convection coefficient h since effectiveness is higher with lower h. However, if h is too high, fins are not necessary. 3. Cf is also increased when the ratio of the fin's perimeter to its cross-sectional area (P/A) is higher.

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Fin Effectiveness

Fin effectiveness c
f
is the ratio of fin heat transfer and the heat transfer without the fin.
f
C C
kP k P
hA h A
c
| |
=
|
\ .
1. To increase c
f
, the fins material should have higher thermal conductivity, k.
2. It is a general interpretation of the above equation that the lower the value of convection coefficient, h the higher will be
the effectiveness, c
f
. But it is not because if h is very high, it is not necessary to enhance heat transfer by adding heat
fins. Therefore, heat fins are more effective if h is low.
3. P/A
C
should be as high as possible.

4. Conclusion: It is preferred to use thin and closely spaced (to increase the total number) fins.
, ,
, ,
The effectiveness of a fin can also be characterized as
( ) /
( ) ( ) /
It is a ratio of the thermal resistance due to convection to
the thermal resistance of a fin
f f b t f t h
f
C b b t h t f
q q T T R R
q hA T T T T R R
c

= = = =

. In order to enhance heat transfer,
the fin's resistance should be lower than that of the resistance
due only to convection.
Fin Effectiveness (continued)

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