A numerical investigation of a forced flow in a partially obstructed plate channel was performed in the present work. The obstruction was an isothermal rectangular element. The effect of the element, which had fixed dimensions, was studied for different channel positions. The channel had a fixed length but its width was variable, making it possible to obtain an aspect ratio between 21,8 and 4.0. The investigation was made for Reynolds number from 100 to 1500 and the Prandtl number was fixed at 0.7, to simulate a constant property air flow. The numerical method used in the solution of the conservation law equations which govern the flow was the control volume numerical method, developed by Suhas V. Patankar. From the velocity, pressure and temperature profiles, the head loss along the channel and the average Nusselt number around the element surface. The hydrodynamical and thermal results were compared, when possible, with previous papers, and a good agreement was obtained.