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+//Variable declaration:
+w = 1 //Width of single of fin (m)
+t = 2/10**3 //Fin base thickness (m)
+l = 6/10**3 //Fin length thickness (m)
+T1 = 250 //Surface temperature ( C)
+T2 = 20 //Ambient air temperature ( C)
+h = 40 //Surface convection coefficient (W/m^2.K)
+k = 240 //Thermal conductivity of fin (W/m.K)
+
+//Calculation:
+Ab = t*w //Base area of the fin (m^2)
+Te = T1-T2 //Excess temperature at the base of the fin (K)
+Qw = h*Ab*Te //Heat transfer rate without a fin (W)
+Af = 2*w*(sqrt(l**2-(t/2)**2)) //Fin surface area (m^2)
+Qm = h*Af*Te //Maximum heat transfer rate (m^2)
+Bi = h*(t/2)/k //Biot number
+Lc = l //Corrected length (m)
+Ap = l*t/2 //Profile area (m^2)
+A = sqrt((Lc**3*h)/k*Ap) //Abscissa for the fin efficiency figure
+//From figure 17.4:
+nf = 0.99 //Fin efficiency
+Qf = nf*Qm //Fin heat transfer rate (W)
+R = Te/Qf //Fin thermal resistance (K/W)
+E = Qf/Qw //Fin effectiveness
+Qm = round(Qm*10**-1)/10**-1
+
+//Result:
+printf("1. The heat transfer rate without the fin is : %.1f W .",Qw)
+printf("2. The maximum heat transfer rate from the fin is : %f W .",Qm)
+printf("3. The fin efficiency is : %.0f %%",nf*100)
+printf(" The fin thermal resistance is : %.1f C/W .",R)
+printf(" The fin effectiveness is : %.1f .",E)