Question

The heat transfer surface area of a fin is equal to the sum of all surfaces of the fin exposed to the surrounding medium, including the surface area of the fin tip. Under what conditions can we neglect heat transfer from the fin tip?

Answer 1

The explanation according to the given query is summarized in the explanation segment below.

Step-by-step explanation:

• If somehow the fin has become too lengthy, this same fin tip temperature approaches the temperature gradient and maybe we'll ignore heat transmission out from end tips.
• Additionally, effective heat transmission as well from the tip could be ignored unless the end tip surface is relatively tiny throughout comparison to its overall surface.