💨 Forced Convection — Flow Over a Flat Plate
Analyze laminar, turbulent, and mixed boundary layer heat transfer with local and average Nusselt number correlations.
📝 Configuration
Key Correlations:
Laminar (Re_x < 5×10⁵):
Nu_x = 0.332 Re_x^0.5 Pr^(1/3)
δ = 5x / √Re_x
Turbulent (Re_x > 5×10⁵):
Nu_x = 0.0296 Re_x^0.8 Pr^(1/3)
δ = 0.37x / Re_x^0.2
Average (mixed):
Nu_L = (0.037 Re_L^0.8 - 871) Pr^(1/3)
Laminar (Re_x < 5×10⁵):
Nu_x = 0.332 Re_x^0.5 Pr^(1/3)
δ = 5x / √Re_x
Turbulent (Re_x > 5×10⁵):
Nu_x = 0.0296 Re_x^0.8 Pr^(1/3)
δ = 0.37x / Re_x^0.2
Average (mixed):
Nu_L = (0.037 Re_L^0.8 - 871) Pr^(1/3)
📊 Results & Visualization
Configure the inputs and click Calculate to see results.
ℹ️ About Flat Plate Convection
Flow over a flat plate is a fundamental problem in convective heat transfer. The boundary layer starts as laminar and transitions to turbulent at a critical Reynolds number (Re_crit ≈ 5×10⁵).
Applications:
• Solar collector plates
• Electronic cooling
• Aircraft wing surfaces
• Industrial drying processes
Flow over a flat plate is a fundamental problem in convective heat transfer. The boundary layer starts as laminar and transitions to turbulent at a critical Reynolds number (Re_crit ≈ 5×10⁵).
Applications:
• Solar collector plates
• Electronic cooling
• Aircraft wing surfaces
• Industrial drying processes