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Forced Convection on Isothermal Flat Plate in Free Stream

Description

This page calculates the average heat transfer

coefficient and heat convected from an isothermal
(constant temperature) flat plate at a specified
temperature in free stream flow. The convection
calculation automatically switches between laminar
and turbulent convection correlations based on
Reynolds number.

Define the plate size, surface temperature, ambient

air fluid temperature and approach flow speed. You
also need to define the fluid properties. This page
will calculate a heat transfer coefficient based on
the flow conditions as well as the heat transfer by
convection from the isothermal plate.

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Properties

Plate and Flow Conditions

Fluid Properties at Film Temperature (Default is for Air at 20C)

Description Symbol Value Units

Film Temperature = (Tp+Ta)/2 Tf 189.277 o
C
Specific Heat Cp o
J/kg- C
Thermal Conductivity k o
W/m- C
Dynamic Viscosity � kg/m-s

Density rho 3
kg/m

Plate Dimensions

Description Symbol Value Units

Plate Width (across flow) W Meters

Plate Length (along flow) L Meters

Plate Temperature Tp o
C
Ambient Temperature Ta o
C
Flow Velocity um m/s
Results

Result: Laminar Flow Condition

Results for Isothermal Plate

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Description Symbol Value Units

Prandtl Number = v/a Pr 0.713774 None
Reynolds Number = um*L/v Re 227.216E+3 None
Nusselt Number = 0.664*Re^0.5*Pr^0.33 Nu 283.18 None
Heat Transfer Coefficient = Nu*k/L h 7.391 2
W/m -C
Heat Dissipated from Plate = h*W*L*(Tp-Ta) q 2.31009E+3 W

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