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I'm trying to deduce the differential equation for temperature for a triangular fin:
I know that for a rectangular fin, such as:
I can do:
Energy entering the left:
[tex]q_x= -kA\frac{dT(x)}{dx} [/tex]
Energy leaving the right:
[tex]q_{x+dx} = -kA\frac{dT(x)}{dx} - kA\frac{d² T(x)}{dx²}dx [/tex]
Energy lost by convection:
[tex]dq_{conv} = h_eA(T-T_e)[/tex]
[tex]dq_{conv} = h_eP(T-T_e)dx [/tex]
[tex]q_x - q_{x+dx} - dq_{conv} = 0 [/tex]
[tex]q_x = q_{x+dx} + dq_{conv}[/tex]
[tex]-kA\frac{dT(x)}{dx} = -kA\frac{dT(x)}{dx} - kA\frac{d²T(x)}{dx²}dx + h_eP(T-T_e)dx[/tex]
[tex]kA\frac{d²T(x)}{dx²}dx = h_eP(T-T_e)dx[/tex]
[tex] \frac{d²T(x)}{dx²} = \frac{h_eP(T-T_e)}{kA}[/tex]
But I don't understand why A = Pdx on the energy lost by convection, so I don't know how to adapt that for a triangular fin.
Seems to me that T(x,y,z) still changes predominantly on the x axis, so I assume the other two equations remain unchanged.
I know that for a rectangular fin, such as:
I can do:
Energy entering the left:
[tex]q_x= -kA\frac{dT(x)}{dx} [/tex]
Energy leaving the right:
[tex]q_{x+dx} = -kA\frac{dT(x)}{dx} - kA\frac{d² T(x)}{dx²}dx [/tex]
Energy lost by convection:
[tex]dq_{conv} = h_eA(T-T_e)[/tex]
[tex]dq_{conv} = h_eP(T-T_e)dx [/tex]
[tex]q_x - q_{x+dx} - dq_{conv} = 0 [/tex]
[tex]q_x = q_{x+dx} + dq_{conv}[/tex]
[tex]-kA\frac{dT(x)}{dx} = -kA\frac{dT(x)}{dx} - kA\frac{d²T(x)}{dx²}dx + h_eP(T-T_e)dx[/tex]
[tex]kA\frac{d²T(x)}{dx²}dx = h_eP(T-T_e)dx[/tex]
[tex] \frac{d²T(x)}{dx²} = \frac{h_eP(T-T_e)}{kA}[/tex]
But I don't understand why A = Pdx on the energy lost by convection, so I don't know how to adapt that for a triangular fin.
Seems to me that T(x,y,z) still changes predominantly on the x axis, so I assume the other two equations remain unchanged.