Experimental measurements and numerical predictions of the longitudinal component of the air velocity in a narrow channel with two rows of 26 densely packed oval trenches at angles of ±45° and ±135° in laminar (Re=103) and turbulent (Re=4×103) regimes have been compared. The acceptability of the RANS approach using the modified SST turbulence model within the Rodi–Leschziner–Isaev approach has been substantiated. The flow acceleration in the dimpled channel up to the longitudinal velocity maxima of 1.85 and 1.55 of the average bulk velocity for laminar and turbulent air flows has been experimentally confirmed.