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2009 GSW

Authors

Amir Karimi

. For more complex fin configurations,only efficiency charts are provided in most heat transfer textbooks1-15. Analysis for fins ofvariable cross-sectional areas or annular fins results in more complex differential equations. Thesolutions for temperature distribution involve complex functions such as Bessel functions. Theanalyses for these types of fins are not typically fully covered in an introductory heat transfercourse. Instead the results are shown in the form of fin efficiency charts.The fin efficiency is defined as q q act η f = act = (1) q max hA(To − T∞ )where To and T∞ are the temperature at the base

Collection

2009 GSW

Authors

Dr. Lynn Peterson; Dr. Carter Tiernan; Lynard Broussard

Peterson is Senior Associate Dean in the College of Engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington.She was the 1992 recipient of the Robert Q. Lee Award for Excellence in Engineering Education, and in 1997 wasinducted into the UT Arlington Academy of Distinguished Teachers. Dr. Peterson's research focuses on artificialintelligence applications to medicine, specifically on knowledge discovery in medical databases.CARTER TIERNANDr. J. Carter M. Tiernan is the Assistant Dean for Student Affairs in the College of Engineering and a SeniorLecturer in Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington. As Assistant Dean, Dr.Tiernan has responsibility for recruiting and K-12 outreach, and coordination of engineering student