Part 2 (20 marks) [60 mins + 5 mins upload time] Baseplate CL Insulated (hatched areas)

A solid rectangular block of dimensions 2L x W x B,

shown as dark grey in cross-section in the top left
diagram, has a conductivity of kB = 2 W/mK and b=
10 mm Baseplate
uniformly generates heat at a per volume rate of
W= 0.2 m x 0.1 m x 0.01 m
30,000 W/m3. The block is encased on four sides TS TC 0.1 m
(top, bottom and both short sides) by insulating T0 = kP= 45 W/mK
material (hatched region in top right diagram), 20oC
whilst b = 10 mm thick baseplates of conductivity
kP = 45 W/mK encase the long sides of the block h = 10
W/m2K L= L= Block B = 0.2 m
(light grey). The system is symmetric about the
0.05 m 0.05 m .kB= 2 W/mK
vertical dot-dashed centre-line (“CL”). The ambient q = 30 kW/m3
air temperature is T0 = 20oC and a convection
coefficient h = 10 W/m2K acts on all the baseplate
N = 16 flat plate fins
t = 4 mm attached to Baseplate
outer surfaces. Assuming 1-D heat transfer: (Fin length Lf = 0.05m)
(a) For one plain baseplate : (i) Sketch/label the
thermal resistance network between TS and T0, (ii) Lf
calculate the heat flux q (in W) leaving through one b=
baseplate and (iii) the block core temperature TC. 10
mm Elevation view of baseplate Plan view of baseplate
In order to reduce TC to an acceptable level it is now
necessary to add N = 16 flat plate fins (dimensions: (b) For one finned baseplate : (i) Sketch/label the new thermal resistance
Lf x W x t) to the outside of both base plates, as network between TS and T0, (ii) calculate the efficiency (ηf) and
shown in the lower two diagrams, made of the effectiveness (ε) of a single fin, allowing for heat transfer from the fin tip by
same material as the baseplate and attached to it using the fin effective length (Le), (iii) calculate the overall surface efficiency
so there is no contact resistance between them. (η0) and (iv) determine the new block core temperature TC.