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Homework Statement
A strait fin fabricated from 2024 AL with k=185w/mK base thickness=3mm, length=15mm. Tb=100C and fluid temp is Tinfinity=20C and h =50 w/m^2K. For the foregoing conditions and a fin of unit width, compare the fin heat rate, efficiency, and volume of a triangular fin
Homework Equations
eta=1/mL*(I1*2*mL)/(Io*2*mL)
mL=(2h/kt)^(1/2)*L
The Attempt at a Solution
For I1 and Io I am trying to find the bessel function solutions they give that e^-xI1 and e^-xIo are equal to something given an x.
I assumed that x=mL
When I calculate mL I get that mL=.201
In the back of the book they say that for x=.2 you get that e^-x*Io and e^-x*I1 are .8268 and .0823 respectively.
Now I have tried solving for Io and I1 using algebra but I cannot for the life of me get the right answers.
The answers to Io and I1 are .205 and 1.042 and the final answer for the efficiency is supposed to be around .98.
So solving for Io first I say that x=e^-x*Io now solving for Io yields Io=e^-x*x
Plugging everything in Io=(e^-.201)*.8268=1.01 which is not the right answer so I assume that I am doing something wrong.
Help?
Thank you