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Biot Number
Ratio of (resistance to conduction)/(resistance to
convection). For a 1D fin analysis, the Biot number must
be small, or the resistance to conduction must be
significantly smaller than the resistance to convection. If
these two resistances are of a similar magnitude, then the
temperature drop in the solid (conduction) will be similar to
the temperature drop between the solid and the fluid
(convection) and the temperature will not be uniform over
each fin cross section. A one dimensional analysis would
then not be sufficiently accurate.