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Thin-Plate-Front — Noncircular Cylinder

Name: Forced Convection Correlations — noncircular_cylinder: correlation subtype thin_plate_front · geometry description Thin flat plate perpendicular to flow (windward/front face) · C 0.667 dimensionless · Re min 10000 dimensionless · Re max 50000 dimensionless
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Correlation Type: Noncircular Cylinder
Correlation Subtype: Thin Plate Front
C (dimensionless): 0.667
Nu Correlation Text: Nu = C * Re D^m * Pr^(1/3)
Re Max (dimensionless): 50,000
Re Min (dimensionless): 10,000
Conditions: External Cross-flow; Properties at Film Temp T f; Pr >= 0.7
Geometry Description: Thin Flat Plate Perpendicular to Flow (windward/front face)
M (dimensionless): 0.5

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