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    This document appears to be a heat transfer problem from a mechanical engineering course. It describes a thin copper sheet receiving 1000 W/m2 of heat flux on one side and convection to air at 25°C on the other. Students are asked to: (1) use triangular copper fins not exceeding 10cm to limit the surface temperature to 75°C, calculating the minimum fin material; and (2) consider if rectangular fins would be a better choice.

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    This document appears to be a heat transfer problem from a mechanical engineering course. It describes a thin copper sheet receiving 1000 W/m2 of heat flux on one side and convection to air at 25°C on the other. Students are asked to: (1) use triangular copper fins not exceeding 10cm to limit the surface temperature to 75°C, calculating the minimum fin material; and (2) consider if rectangular fins would be a better choice.

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    Midterm P4 MECH412 2021

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    This document appears to be a heat transfer problem from a mechanical engineering course. It describes a thin copper sheet receiving 1000 W/m2 of heat flux on one side and convection to air at 25°C on the other. Students are asked to: (1) use triangular copper fins not exceeding 10cm to limit the surface temperature to 75°C, calculating the minimum fin material; and (2) consider if rectangular fins would be a better choice.

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    Student Name: ……………………………………….

    ID: ……………………………………

    American University of Beirut


    Faculty of Engineering Architecture, Department of Mechanical Engineering

    MECH 412 Heat Transfer – April 15, 2021

    K. Ghali and N. Ghaddar


    Problem (4) (25 points)

    A thin copper metallic sheet having a surface area of 1 m2 receives a heat flux of 1000
    W/m2 from one side. The other side is subjected to convective air flow having a
    temperature of 25℃ and convective heat transfer coefficient 10 W/m2 K (See Figure
    below).

    a) It is required to limit the temperature of the surface to an upper limit of 75℃. It is


    recommended to use triangular fins to achieve this upper surface temperature
    constraint. What would be the minimum required amount of triangular fin copper
    material used in your design? If the length of the fin (extruded dimension) should
    not exceed L=10 cm.

    b) Would choosing rectangular fins be of a better choice?

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