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Hot Air Impingement Model
Hot Air Impingement Model
Hot Air Impingement Model
Inputs
Ambient Temp 70 F Physical Constants
Heated Air Temp 200 F
Air Flow 0.5 ACFM k (BTU/hr-ft-F)
Nozzle Diameter 0.125 in
Nozzle to plate distance 1 in nu (sq-ft/hr)
Dimensionless Numbers
Within Model (2) Constraints?
Reynolds 4246 YES (3400<Re<41000)
Prandtl 0.694
Nusselt (2) 53.72
Dimensionless Temp 0.0154
Time (3) for ink layer to achieve 99% of hot air temp
1.20 sec 198 F
References
(1) "Fundamental Principles of Heat Transfer", S Whitaker, Appdx A
(2) "Heat transfer and pressure distribution of impinging jet on a flat surface", A.A. Tawfek, Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
(3) "Fundamental Principles of Heat Transfer", S Whitaker, Transient Heat Conduction for Bodies with Neglible Internal Resist
Properties of Air (1)
Thermal Kinematic
Temp (F) Conductivity (k) Viscosity (nu) Prandtl #
60 0.01446 0.5685 0.712
0.01806 80 0.01516 0.6078 0.790
100 0.01566 0.6482 0.706
0.8636 120 0.01615 0.6895 0.703
140 0.01664 0.7316 0.700
0.694 160 0.01712 0.7747 0.698
180 0.01759 0.8187 0.696
200 0.01806 0.8636 0.694
220 0.01853 0.9095 0.693
240 0.01899 0.9561 0.691
260 0.01945 1.0034 0.689
280 0.0199 1.0517 0.688
300 0.02034 1.1009 0.687
Print Properties
Height of print 60 microns
Area of print 0.44 sq-in
(based on impingement radius)
Calc Print Volume 6.039E-07 ft3