FIN PERFOMANCE

Single Fin
fin efficiency
f
fin efficiency

can be determined

( )
f f
f
max b f
q q

q h T T A

= =

b
T
t ,o
R
T

Fin Array
b
f
t , f
T T
q
R

=
rate of heat transfer
from a fin
t , f
f f
1
R
hA
=
fin thermal
resistance
f
A fin area =
f
q
( )
f
0 f
t
A
1 N 1
A
=
overall
fin efficiency
b
t ,o
T T
q
R

=
total rate of
heat transfer
from fins and
exposed base
t ,o
t o
1
R
hA
=
overall
resistance
q
t
b,o
area of N fins
A plus area
of exposed base A
=
t f b,o
A NA A = +
N number of fins =
b,o
A
fin array
w/o contact resistance
fin array with
contact resistance
b
T
( ) t ,o c
R
T

t ,o
t o
1
R
hA
=
( )
( )
t ,o c
t o c
1
R
hA
=
( )
f f
0 c
t 1
A
1 N 1
A c

=


t ,c
1 f f
c, f
R
c 1 hA
A

= +
c
from figures 3.18, 3.19 (p.150)
with L corrected fin length
applied to adiabatic
boundary conditions

=
( )
( )
1 2
1 2
from Table 3.5 (p.152)
2h
Note: m for a
kt
4h
m for b
kD

=



=


f
fin effectiveness

( )
f f
f
w o fin b c,b
q q

q h T T A

= =

3.6.3
Single Fin
Fin Array
( )
w o fins b b
q q

q h T T A

= =

b
T
b
T b
T
contact contact
b
T
fin array with a base
with contact resistance
t ,o
R
T
b
T
base
R
fin array with a base
w/o contact resistance
t ,c
R
t ,o
R
T
b
T
base
R
t ,o
t o
1
R
hA
=
base
base
b
L
R
kA
=
t ,o
t o
1
R
hA
=
t ,c t,c b
R R A =
base
base
b
L
R
kA
=
b
t ,o
T T
q
R

=
b
t ,c base t ,o
T T
q
R R R

=
+ +
b
base t ,o
T T
q
R R

=
+
b
t ,o
T T
q
R

=
q q q q
f
q
heat transfer
from a fin
c,b
A
w o fin
q
area of
the base
heat transfer
from a base
w o fins
q
area of
the base
heat transfer
from a base
b
A
q
heat transfer
from a system


Addition to the Table 3.5 (p.152) Efficiency of common fin shapes Pin Fins



Rectangular
b
(all sides are included)























( )
f c
A 2L t w = +
( )
c
t w
L L
2 t w

= +
+
L
w
t
c
L
( ) t w 2 t w L = +
L
( )
t w
L
2 t w

=
+
( ) if t w square : =
f c
A 4L w =
c
w
L L
4
= +
( ) P 2 t w = +
P 4w =
c
f
c
tanhmL
mL
=
( )
c
2h t w hP
m
kA ktw
+
= =
c
hP 4h
m
kA kw
= =
c
f
c
tanhmL
mL
=