how do cooling fins work?
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Cooling fins rely on conduction to diffuse the heat away from what is being cooled. The fins are designed to increase the surface area with another liquid (air for example). Here the heat is transfered using convection, cooling the fins and warming the liquid.
22 March 2011
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22 March 2011
Cooling fins speed up the heat transfer as they create a much larger surface area with the liquid than would otherwise be available.
22 March 2011
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