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This document contains examples and exercises on heat transfer through fins via conduction. It discusses four examples solved by the lecturer involving heat transfer calculations for rods and ladles with given parameters. It also provides four exercises for students to calculate heat transfer values like heat dissipation and surface temperatures for rods, ladles, and fins using given conductivity, dimensions, temperatures and heat transfer coefficients.

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Tutorial 3

This document contains examples and exercises on heat transfer through fins via conduction. It discusses four examples solved by the lecturer involving heat transfer calculations for rods and ladles with given parameters. It also provides four exercises for students to calculate heat transfer values like heat dissipation and surface temperatures for rods, ladles, and fins using given conductivity, dimensions, temperatures and heat transfer coefficients.

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Subject: Heat Transfer Tutorial (3) Unit – 2: Conduction

Heat transfer through Fins

Examples (solved by the lecturer):


Q1) A very long copper rod [k = 372 W/m℃] 2.5 cm in diameter has one end maintained at
90 ℃. The rod is exposed to a fluid whose temperature is 40 ℃. The heat transfer coefficient
is 3.5 W/m2 ℃. How much heat is lost by the rod? {Q = 11.2 W}

Q2) It is required to heat oil to about 300 ℃ for frying purposes. A ladle is used for the
frying. The section of the handle is 5 mm × 18 mm. The surrounding air at 30 ℃. The
conductivity of the material is 205 W/m℃. If the temperature at a distance 380 mm from the
oil should not reach 40 ℃, determine the convective heat transfer coefficient.
[Assume very long fin] {h=30.17 W/m2 ℃}

Q3) Find out the amount of heat transferred through an iron fin of length 50 mm, width 100
mm and thickness 5 mm. Assume k = 210 kJ/mh℃ and h = 42 kJ/m2 h℃ for the material of
the fin and the temperature at the base of the fin as 80 ℃. Also determine the temperature at
the tip of the fin if the ambient temperature is 20 ℃. [Assume insulated tip]
{Q = 24.75 kJ/h , TL = 74.21 ℃}

Q4) A turbine blade made of stainless steel k = 29 W/m℃, is 60 mm long, 500 mm2 cross-
section area and 120 mm perimeter. The temperature of the root of blade is 480 ℃ and it is
exposed to products of combustion passing through the turbine at 820 ℃. If the film
coefficient is 320 W/m2 ℃, determine the temperature at the middle of the blade, and the rate
of heat flow from the blade. [Assume finite length] {TL/2 = 745.54 ℃, Q = -253 W}

Prepared by Eng. Magd Ishfaq


Exercises (to be solved by the students):
Q1) Calculate the amount of energy required to solder two very long pieces of bare copper
wire 1.625 mm in diameter with solder that melt at 195 ℃. The wires are positioned
vertically in air at 24 ℃. Assume that heat transfer coefficient on the wire surface is 17
W/m2 ℃ and thermal conductivity of wire alloy is 335 W/m℃. {Q = 2.65 W}

Q2) It is required to heat oil to about 350 ℃ for frying purposes. A ladle is used for the
frying. The section of the handle is 4 mm × 15 mm. The surrounding air at 35 ℃. The
conductivity of the material is 210 W/m℃. If the temperature at a distance 400 mm from the
oil should not reach 45 ℃, determine the convective heat transfer coefficient.
[Assume very long fin] {h = 24.67 W/m2 ℃}

Q3) A steel rod (k = 30 W/m℃), 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 ℃ and a heat
coefficient of 50 W/m2 ℃. The temperature at the base of the fin is 98 ℃. Determine the
heat dissipation, and the temperature at the edge of the edge of the spine.
{Q = 1.72 W, TL = 81.9 ℃}

Q4) A motor body is 300 mm in diameter (outside) and 200 mm long. Its surface
temperature should not exceed 20 ℃ when dissipating 150 W. Longitudinal fins of 12 mm
thickness and 30 mm height are proposed. The convective coefficient is 40 W/m2 ℃.
Determine the number of fins required. Atmospheric temperature is 35 ℃. Thermal
conductivity is 40 W/m℃. [Assume finite length] {18 fins}

Prepared by Eng. Magd Ishfaq

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