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fin efficiency: a standalone construct

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Heat transfer

ratio of the heat a fin actually transfers to what it would transfer if its whole surface were at base temperature.

In heat transfer, fin efficiency refers to ratio of the heat a fin actually transfers to what it would transfer if its whole surface were at base temperature. This meaning comes from Gardner (1945) in Journal of Fluids Engineering.[1]

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References

Gardner, K. A. (1945). Efficiency of Extended Surface. Journal of Fluids Engineering, 67(8), 621-628. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4018343

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