International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.45, No.9, 1905-1914, 2002
Analytical solutions of the 1-D heat conduction problem for a single fin with temperature dependent heat transfer coefficient - II. Recurrent direct solution
The recurrent direct solution of the 1-D heat conduction problem for a single straight fin and spine with power-law-type temperature dependent heat transfer coefficient has been derived using inversion of the closed-form solution obtained in the first part of the study. The expression with improving convergence to calculate accurately the dimensionless temperature excess T-e at the fin tip for a given values of the fin parameter N and exponent n in heat transfer equation has been obtained by a linearization method. Equation for the temperature excess distribution throughout the fin has also been derived. The obtained formula for T-e allows to calculate the fin base thermal conductance and augmentation factor. Obtained expressions are seen to be simple and convenient for the engineering design of the fins and finned surfaces.