clear; clc; // A Textbook on HEAT TRANSFER by S P SUKHATME // Chapter 2 // Heat Conduction in Solids // Example 2.14 // Page 74 printf("Example 2.14, Page 74 \n\n") L = 0.02 ; // [m] t = 0.002 ; // [m] b = 0.2 ; // [m] theta1 = 200 ; // [C] h = 15 ; // [W/m^2 K] k = 45 ; // [W/m K] Bi = h*(t/2)/k ; // We have P = 2*(b+t); // [m] A = b*t ; // [m^2] // Therefore mL = ([(h*P)/(A*k)]^(1/2))*L; // From equation 2.8.6, fin effectiveness n n = tanh(mL)/mL; printf("Fin Effectiveness = %f \n",n); q_loss = n*h*40.4*2*10^-4*200; // [W] printf("Heat loss rate from fin surface = %f W",q_loss);