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Lesson 4. One When a fin of finite length loses heat only at its tip as shown in Figure 1, the relevant
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i) At the base of fin, its temperature is equal to the wall temperature.
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Lesson 6. T - Ta = T0 - Ta
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Numericals on θ0 represents temperature difference between the fin base and the fluid surrounding
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Applying first boundary condition to equation (2), we get

θo = c1 cosh m Χ 0 + c2 sinh m Χ 0

C1 =
θo
(4)
ii) As fin is losing heat at tip only, it means heat conducted through fin is lost
to surrounding fluid by convection at tip. Therefore,
At x = L;
Heat conducted through fin = Heat convected to surrounding fluid by
convection

Substituting the value of C1 from equation (4) in equation (2), we get

θ = θo cosh mx + c2 sinh mx (6)

Differentiating equation (6) with respect to x, we get

Substituting value of from equation (6) in equation (5), we get

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2. Fin is sufficiently long or infinite

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are:

i) At the base of fin, its temperature is equal to the wall temperature.

Therefore,
At x = 0; T = T0

T - Ta = T0 - Ta

or θ = θ0
(16)
θo represents temperature difference between the fin base and the fluid surrounding
the fin.
ii) For a sufficient or infinitely long fin, temperature at the tip of fin is equal
to that of surroundings.
At X=L, θ=0 (17)
Applying the first boundary condition to equation (2), we get

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3. Fin is insulated at the tip

For a fin of finite length having its end insulated, no heat transfer takes place from
the tip of the fin as shown in Figure 3. The relevant boundary conditions are:

Applying the first boundary conditions to equation (2), we get

c1 = θ0 (24)

Applying second boundary condition to equation (2), we get

c2 = -θ0 tanh mL (25)

Substituting the values of C1 and C2 in equation (2), we get

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Equation (26) represents temperature distribution in a fin having its end insulated.
Rate of heat transfer from fin at base or root is expressed as;

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