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The document presents various examples related to heat transfer calculations involving rods and fins made from different materials. It includes determining heat loss, thermal conductivity, and fin efficiency for different configurations and conditions. Each example provides specific parameters and asks for calculations based on thermal properties and heat transfer coefficients.

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3 Fins Examples

The document presents various examples related to heat transfer calculations involving rods and fins made from different materials. It includes determining heat loss, thermal conductivity, and fin efficiency for different configurations and conditions. Each example provides specific parameters and asks for calculations based on thermal properties and heat transfer coefficients.

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Example1. (a) A very long, 25 mm diameter copper rod (k = 380 W/(mC)), extends
horizontally from a plane heated wall at 150°C.
Temperature of surrounding air is 30°C and heat
transfer coefficient between the surface of the rod and
the surroundings is 10 W/(m2K).
(i) Determine the rate of heat loss from the rod
(ii) How long the rod should be to be considered as
infinite?
(b) Compare the temperature distribution in
the rod if the material were: (i) copper (k = 380
W/(mC), (ii) aluminium (k = 200 W/(mC) and, (iii)
steel (k = 55 W/(mC)). Other data is the same as in
part (a).

Example 2. To determine the thermal conductivity of a long, solid 2.5 cm diameter rod, one
half of the rod was. inserted to a furnace while the other half was projecting into air at 27°C.
After steady state had been reached, the
temperatures at two points 7.6 cm apart
were measured and found to be 126°C and
91°C, respectively. The heat transfer
coefficient over the surface of the rod
exposed to air was estimated to be 22.7
W/(m2K). What is the thermal
conductivity of the rod?

Example 3. Aluminum square fins (0.5 mm x 0.5 mm) of 1 cm length are provided on the
surface of an electronic semiconductor device to carry 46 mW of energy generated by the
electronic device and the temperature at the surface of the device should not exceed 80°C.
The temperature of the surrounding
medium is 40°C Thermal conductivity of
aluminium =190 W/(mK) and heat
transfer coefficient h = 12.5 W/(m2K).
Find number of fins required to canrry out
the above duty- Neglect the heat loss from
the end of the fin.

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Example 4. A cylinder 5 cm diameter and 50 cm long, is provided with 14 longitudinal
straight fins of 1 mm thick and 2.5
mm height. Calculate the heat loss
from the cylinder per second if the
surface temperature of the cylinder is
200°C
Take h = 25W/(m2K), k = 80
W/(mK), and Ta = 45°C.

Example 5. A steel rod (k = 30 W/(mC)), 10 mm in diameter and 50 mm long, with an


insulated end is to be used as a spine. It is exposed to surroundings with a temperature of
65°C and a heat transfer coefficient of 50
W/(m2C) temperature of the base is 98°C
Determine: (i) fin efficiency (ii)
temperature at the end of spine, and (iii)
heat dissipation.

Example 6. Circular aluminium fins of constant rectangular profile are attached to a tube of
outside diameter D = 5cm. The fins have thickness t = 2 mm, height L = 15 mm, thermal
conductivity k = 200
W/(mC), and spacing 8 mm
(i.e. 125 fins per meter length
of rube). The tube surface is
maintained at a uniform
temperature To = 180°C, and
the fins dissipate heat by
convection into the ambient
air at Ta = 25°C, with a heat
transfer coefficient ha = 50
W/(m2C). Determine the net
heat transfer per meter length
of tube.

Example 7. Aluminum fins 1.5 cm wide and 1.0mmthick are placed on a 2.5-cm-diameter
tube to dissipate the heat. The tube surface temperature is 170◦C and the ambient-fluid
temperature is 25◦C. Calculate the heat loss per fin for h=130 W/m2◦C. Assume k =200
W/m◦C for aluminum.

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