Rex =

Nu x =

FLAT PLATE IN PARALLEL FLOW

7.1-2

V x

_____

Nu L =
0.37 x
x t =
Re1x 5

critical Reynolds number

(7.35 )

hx
k

h=

k Nu x
x

h L
k

h=

k Nu L
L

_____

5x

x =

Rex

film temperature
T + T
Tf = s
2

(7.19 )

Pe = Re Pr

all properties at

Recr = 5e5

T ,V , p

Pr =

@ 1atm :

t =

x
Pr

13

, c p , , k , Pr

TURBULENT

(7.24 )

@ given pressure:

LAMINAR

s ,x = C f ,x ( u

(7.20 )

C f ,x = 0.664 Rex 1 2

xc

)
(7.29 )

_____

C f ,L = 1.328 ReL 1 2

xc = ( 5e5 )

(7.34 )

C f ,x = 0.0592 Rex 1 5

= @ 1atm

for Rex < 107

1.013e5
p ,[ Pa ]

= @ 1atm

1.013e5
p ,[ Pa ]

fixed surface temperature Ts = const

most of the flow is laminar

LAMINAR

LAMINAR

L
1.05
xc

L
> 1.05
xc

both parts

xc L

xc

1
2
x

1
3

(7.23 )

Nu x = 0.332 Re Pr

(7.30 )

Nu x = 0.664 Rex2 Pr 3
1

(7.32 )

Nu x = 0.565Pe 2

= 0.565 ( Rex Pr ) 2

_____

Nu x =

Pr 0.6

Rex < 5.3e5

1
2
x

0.3387 Re Pr

(7.38 )

4
_____

1
NuL = 0.037 ReL5 871 Pr 3

(7.40 )

C f ,L =

_____

___

Nu x = 2Nu x

hx = 2hx

Pr 0.05
Pex 100

14

Pex 100

turbulent

(7.42 )
x

Nu L = 0.037 ReL5 Pr 3

laminar

_____

(7.38 )

0.6 < Pr < 60

ReL > 10 8

most of the flow is turbulent

Nu x = 0.0296 Rex5 Pr 3

0.074 1742

ReL1 5
ReL

Rex < 5.3e5

unheated starting length Ts = T for x <

_____

universal
for all Pr

TURBULENT

(7.36 )

0.6 < Pr < 60

liquid metals

1
3

1 + ( 0.0468 Pr )2 3

TURBULENT

Pr 0.6

Churchill-Ozoe

(7.33 )

MIXED LAMINAR / TURBULENT are important

TURBULENT

LAMINAR

Nu x =

0.332 Rex2 Pr 3
1 ( x ) 3 4

(7.43 )

13

Nu x =

0.0296 Rex5 Pr 3
1 ( x ) 3 4

13

Ts

= length of unheated part of the plate

fixed heat flux qs = const

laminar

turbulent
1

qs = const

(7.45 )

Nu x = 0.453 Rex2 Pr 3

(7.47 )

Ts ( x ) = T +

Pr 0.6

(7.46 )

0.6 < Pr < 60

Nu x = 0.0308 Rex5 Pr 3

Ts ( x )

qs
hx

__________

(7.48 )

Ts T =

qsL
_____

k Nu L

_____

with

Nu L = 0.680 ReL2 Pr 3

(7.49 )

See: Fall 2005, Tyre Bateman, Kevin Price, and William Blattman "Flow Over Flat Plate (Comparison of ANSYS, FLUENT and Theoretical Solution)"