Air is flowing over a flat plate 5m long and 2.5 m wide with a velocity of 4/ms at 15⁰c. Calculate a. Length of plate over which the boundary layers laminar, and thickness of the boundary layers b. Shear stress at

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Air is flowing over a flat plate 5m long and 2.5 m wide with a velocity of 4/ms at 15⁰c. Calculate

a. Length of plate over which the boundary layers laminar, and thickness of the boundary layers

b. Shear stress at the location where boundary ceases to be laminar, and

C. Total drag force on the both sides on that portion of plate where boundary layer is laminar.

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