Consider a laminar flow over a flat plate of length L= 1 m. The boundary layer thickness at the end of the plate is for water and Sa for air for the same free stream velocity. If the kinematic viscosities of water and air are 1 x 10-6 m²/s and 1.6 x 10-5 m²/, respectively, the numerical value of the ratio, S dw is Sa

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Consider a laminar flow over a flat plate of length L= 1 m. The boundary layer thickness at the end of
the plate is
for water and Sa
for air for the same free stream velocity. If the kinematic viscosities of
δω
water and air are
Sw is
δα
1 x 10-6m²/s
and
1.6 x 10-5 m², respectively, the numerical value of the ratio,
Transcribed Image Text:Consider a laminar flow over a flat plate of length L= 1 m. The boundary layer thickness at the end of the plate is for water and Sa for air for the same free stream velocity. If the kinematic viscosities of δω water and air are Sw is δα 1 x 10-6m²/s and 1.6 x 10-5 m², respectively, the numerical value of the ratio,
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