Question
An infinitely long pin fin, attached to an isothermal hot surface, transfers heat at a steady rate of πΈΜπ to the ambient air. If the thermal conductivity of the fin material is doubled, while keeping everything else constant, the rate of steadystate heat transfer from the fin becomes πΈΜπ. The ratio πΈΜπ/πΈΜπ is
Options :
β2
2
1/β2
1/2
Answer :
β2
Solution :
Let the amount of heat loss be QΜ1 when thermal conductivity is (k1) = k
Let the amount of heat loss be QΜ2 when thermal conductivity is (k2) = 2k
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