Critical Radius of Insulation

What is critical radius?

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Fins
 Introduction

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 General Solution and
Boundary Conditions of Fins

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 Infinitely Long Fin (Tfin tip = T∞)

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 Insulated Tip

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 Convection from Tip

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 Fin Efficiency

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 Fin Effectiveness

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 Reference
 Book- Heat Transfer- A Practical Approach
by Yunus Cengel

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 Appendix

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 Second derivative of Rtotal > 0, so Rtotal has minimum value. At the end heat transfer has
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 Fin Equation

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 Fins with Uniform Cross Section

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