Fins

0.9
t t
0.8 L 2 rectangular
Lc
L triangular
0.7 L
tLc rectangular
0.6 Am t
2 Lc triangular

Fin efficiency,
0.5

0.4

0.3 t

0.2 L
0.1

0
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5
Lc3/2(h/kAm)1/2

0.9 L = r2 r1
t
0.8 Lc = L
2
t r2c = r1 L c
0.7
Am = tL c
f

0.6 r2c r1
Fin efficiency,

L r1
0.5 r2
0.4 1
2
0.3
3
0.2
4 5
0.1
0
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3
Lc3 2(h kAm)1 2

number of applications, and the interested reader should consult Siegel and Howell [9] for
information on this subject.

quantities is

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