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Thin-Plate-Back — Noncircular Cylinder

Correlation Type
Noncircular Cylinder
Correlation Subtype
Thin Plate Back
C (dimensionless)
0.191
Nu Correlation Text
Nu = C * Re D^m * Pr^(1/3)
Re Max (dimensionless)
80,000
Re Min (dimensionless)
7,000
Conditions
External Cross-flow; Properties at Film Temp T f; Pr >= 0.7
Geometry Description
Thin Flat Plate Perpendicular to Flow (leeward/back face)
M (dimensionless)
0.667
noncircular_cylinder — correlation subtype thin_plate_back · geometry description Thin flat plate perpendicular to flow (leeward/back face) · C 0.191 dimensionless · Re min 7000 dimensionless · Re max 80000 dimensionless | Forced Convection Correlations | Engineering Database