HEAT TRANSFER FROM EXTENDED SURFACES

Dr. Haresh K Dave

Assistant Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering
G H Patel College of Engineering & Technology, Vallabh Vidyanagar
1 (A Constituent College of CVM University)
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 Fins or extended surfaces are used to increase the heat transfer rate from surfaces which are
convectively cooled by gases (air) under natural or forced convection.

 In the study of heat transfer, fins are surfaces that extend from an object to increase the rate of
heat transfer to or from the environment by increasing convection. The amount
of conduction, convection, or radiation of an object determines the amount of heat it transfers.

 Increasing the temperature gradient between the object and the environment, increasing the
convection heat transfer coefficient, or increasing the surface area of the object increases the heat
transfer.

 Sometimes it is not feasible or economical to change the first two options. Thus, adding a fin to an
object, increases the surface area and can sometimes be an economical solution to heat transfer
problems.

 The fin material should have high thermal conductivity and minimize temperature variation from
base to top. There are many type of fin including Pin fin, Straight fin, Annular fin etc.

 The characteristics of fins: (a) they are metallic, (b) they have different shapes, (c) the fin length is
much larger than the thickness or diameter, (d) there is perfect or imperfect contact at the base, (e)
2 the fin tip is adiabatic or it is cooled, (f) the temperature distribution is one-dimensional
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 Infinitely long fin

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 Insulated tip

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 Prescribed Temperature

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