The invention relates to a flow element comprising a flat element, wherein the flat element can be, for example, a sheet
metal forming product, wherein - the flat element has a raised section, which may be advantageous if the raised section, for example, borders a channel of the flow element on at least one side of the channel, - the elevation rises in a vertical direction orthogonal to two main extension directions of the flat element, starting from a
base level, especially at the foot of the elevation, to a
maximum level of the elevation, - the elevation extends in a longitudinal direction essentially parallel to a
principal plane defined by the two principal extension directions of the flat element, or in a
principal plane defined by the two principal extension directions of the flat element, to one end of the elevation and - the elevation has a transition zone, whereby - in a transitional elevation section of the transition zone, the elevation decreases, e.g., until the elevation at the end has decreased to zero, where the elevation is taken in the vertical direction. and / or - in a latitudinal transition section of the transition zone, the width of the elevation changes, e.g., until the width of the elevation decreases to zero at the end, where the width of the elevation is taken in a latitudinal direction that runs parallel to the main plane and orthogonal to the longitudinal direction in the
base level.