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I'm trying to calculate the reynolds number for flow inside an air duct with an obstruction. Basically the set up involves cooling electronics by placing aerodynamic "shrouds" over the device to improve the heat transfer. So far a cube is being used to approximate the shape of the device. The set up looks something like this:
http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/6601/duct.jpg
The highlighted parts represent the solid cube and the "shroud."
My question is, given the variation in these geometries what would the characteristic dimension be for a case like this when calculating Re? Would it be the cube dimension, or the gap size between the cube and shroud? And what if the shroud is not some simple shape like that?
http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/6601/duct.jpg
The highlighted parts represent the solid cube and the "shroud."
My question is, given the variation in these geometries what would the characteristic dimension be for a case like this when calculating Re? Would it be the cube dimension, or the gap size between the cube and shroud? And what if the shroud is not some simple shape like that?
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