Heat Transfer - Fins
GATE Mechanical Engineering · 3 questions across 3 years (2018-2026) · 8% recurrence rate
Recurrence sparkline
2018–2026201820222026
Difficulty mix
med 100%
Question types
MCQ2
NAT1
All 3 questions on Heat Transfer - Fins
2026 Q43
A very long fin of a uniform square cross-section is replaced by another very long fin of a uniform circular cross-section of the same material. Assume uniform and identical heat transfer coefficient for both the fins. I...
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2021 Q14
An infinitely long pin fin, attached to an isothermal hot surface, transfers heat at a steady rate of Q₁ to the ambient air. If the thermal conductivity of the fin material is doubled, while keeping everything else const...
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2018 Q18
The heat loss from a fin is 6 W. The effectiveness and efficiency of the fin are 3 and 0.75, respectively. The heat loss (in W) from the fin, keeping the entire fin surface at base temperature, is _________
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