Q. A steel rod (k = 30 W/m degree) 1 cm in diameter and 5 cm long protrudes from a wall which is maintained at 10 degree Celsius. The rod is insulated at its tip and is exposed to an environment with h = 50 W/m² degree and t a = 30 degree Celsius. Calculate the fin efficiency

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Q. If fin is sufficiently thin, so heat flows pertains to

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Q. If heat dissipation for one fin is given by 377.45 k J/hour, then what is the heat dissipation for 12 fins?

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Q. In order to achieve maximum heat dissipation the fin should be designed in such a way that has a

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Q. A steel rod (k = 30 W/m degree) 1 cm in diameter and 5 cm long protrudes from a wall which is maintained at 10 degree Celsius. The rod is insulated at its tip and is exposed to an environment with h = 50 W/m² degree and t a = 30 degree Celsius. Calculate the rate of heat dissipation

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Q. On a heat transfer surface, fins are provided to

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Q. In heat dissipation from an infinitely long fin, the boundary conditions are

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Q. The temperature distribution in case of infinitely long fin is

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Q. The rate of heat transfer in case of infinitely long fin is given by

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Q. Let us say there are two rods having same dimensions, one made of brass (k = 85W/m K) and the other of copper (k = 375W/m K), having one of their ends inserted into a furnace. At a section 10.5 cm away from the furnace, the temperature of brass rod is 120 degree Celsius. Find the distance at which the same temperature would be reached in the copper rod? Both ends are exposed to the same environment

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Q. Three rods, one made of silver (l = 420W/m K), second made of aluminum (k = 210W/m K) and the third made of iron (k = 70W/m K) are coated with a uniform layer of wax all around. The rods are placed vertically in a boiling water bath with 250 mm length of each rod projecting outside. If all the rods are having following dimensions i.e. diameter = 15 mm and length = 300 mm and have identical surface coefficient 12.5W/ m² K, work out the ratio of lengths up to which wax will melt on each rod

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Q. A rod of 10 mm square section and 160 mm length with thermal conductivity of 50W/m K protrudes from a furnace wall at 200 degree Celsius with convective coefficient 20 W/ square m K. Make calculations for the heat convective up to 80 mm length

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Q. A fin protrudes from a surface which is held at a temperature higher than that of its environment. The heat transferred away from the fin is

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Q. The value of correction length for equilateral fin is

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Q. The parameter m = (h P/k A C)^1/2 has been stated to increase in a long fin. If all other parameters are constant, then

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Q. The relevant boundary conditions in case of heat dissipation from a fin insulated at the tip are

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Q. The temperature distribution in case of fin insulated at the tip is given by

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Q. The rate of heat transfer from the fin in case of fin insulated at the tip is

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Q. “Fin is insulated at the tip”. What does that mean?

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Q. Find the heat transfer rate from a hot surface for 6 fins of 10 cm length? The base temperature of the fin is maintained at 200 degree Celsius and the film is exposed to a convection environment at 15 degree Celsius with convective coefficient 25W/square m K. Each fin has cross-sectional area 2.5 square centimeter and is made of a material having thermal conductivity 250W/m K

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