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ksukhin
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I am working on a project and I am having difficulty understanding a concept
I have to analyze a rectangular fin in 2 cases (Adiabatic tip AND Convective tip) and I am having difficulty understanding which surface area to use.
For the first case, I want to find Afin which according to my book is:
Afin = 2wL + wt -> why does it not include the lateral sides (2*L*t)? It's just the top, bottom and front surface.
Schematic: http://imgur.com/YgfHmUw
Same thing with the corrected length Lc.
The area with the corrected length is Afin=2wLc -> but this now only includes the top and bottom surface (i get that I don't include the tip because it's adiabatic) but still no lateral sides.
My professor taught me this formula: Afin = P*L
where P is perimeter. This formula includes all 4 sides and then we can add the tip cross section if needed.
Someone please explain the difference.
I have to analyze a rectangular fin in 2 cases (Adiabatic tip AND Convective tip) and I am having difficulty understanding which surface area to use.
For the first case, I want to find Afin which according to my book is:
Afin = 2wL + wt -> why does it not include the lateral sides (2*L*t)? It's just the top, bottom and front surface.
Schematic: http://imgur.com/YgfHmUw
Same thing with the corrected length Lc.
The area with the corrected length is Afin=2wLc -> but this now only includes the top and bottom surface (i get that I don't include the tip because it's adiabatic) but still no lateral sides.
My professor taught me this formula: Afin = P*L
where P is perimeter. This formula includes all 4 sides and then we can add the tip cross section if needed.
Someone please explain the difference.