A steel fin (k = 54 W/m-K) with a cross-section of an equilateral triangle, 5 mm in side is 80 mm long. It is attached to a plane wall maintained at 400°C. The ambient air temperature is 50°C and the heat transfer coefficient is 90 W/(m2 -K). Calculate the fin efficiency and fin effectiveness, when the fin is considered as a very long fin

A steel fin (k = 54 W/m-K) with a cross-section of an equilateral triangle, 5 mm in side is 80 mm long. It is attached to a plane wall maintained at 400°C. The ambient air temperature is 50°C and the heat transfer coefficient is 90 W/(m2 -K). Calculate the fin efficiency and fin effectiveness, when the fin is considered as a very long fin

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