Heat Transfer from Cooling Fin

Description

A cooling fin of square cross section of area 0.0069 ft², and length 0.667 ft extends from a wall maintained at temperature 100ºF. The surface convection coefficient between the fin and the surrounding air is 1.929e-6 BTU/(s.in².F), the air temperature is 0ºF and the tip of the fin is insulated. Determine the temperature of the fin tip.

File Name

Browse to drive letter:\Users\Public\Public Documents\SOLIDWORKS\SOLIDWORKS version\samples\Simulation Examples\Verification\Thermal_8.SLDPRT and open the file.

Study Type

Steady state thermal analysis.

Mesh Type

Solid mesh.

Meshing Parameters

Use a Global Size of 0.4".

Material Properties

Thermal conductivity = 0.000579 BTU/(s.in.F).

Results

Reference

Kreith, F., "Principles of Heat Transfer," International Textbook Co., Scranton, Pennsylvania, 2nd printing, 1959.