Problem 1. For uniform flow over a flat plate, a useful approximation for the x-component of velocity in an incompressible laminar boundary layer is a parabolic variation from the velocity at the surface, u (y = 0) = 0 due to no-slip condition, to the free-stream velocity at the edge of the boundary layer, u (y = 8) = U. The equation for the profile is given by u/U = 2 (y/d) – (y/8)², where d = cx 1/2 and c is a constant - (a) Show that the simplest expression for the y-component of velocity is (b) Plot u/U and v/U versus y/d at x = separate graphs. 2 *=4[4(9)²¯ +(9)*] = 0.50 m where = 5.0 mm. Use the x-axis for velocity and plot on (c) Find the maximum value for v/U at this location and discuss its magnitude compared to u/U. АУ u(x, y) U

Problem 1. For uniform flow over a flat plate, a useful approximation for the x-component of velocity in an incompressible laminar boundary layer is a parabolic variation from the velocity at the surface, u (y = 0) = 0 due to no-slip condition, to the free-stream velocity at the edge of the boundary layer, u (y = 8) = U. The equation for the profile is given by u/U = 2 (y/d) – (y/8)², where d = cx 1/2 and c is a constant - (a) Show that the simplest expression for the y-component of velocity is (b) Plot u/U and v/U versus y/d at x = separate graphs. 2 =4[4(9)²¯ +(9)] = 0.50 m where = 5.0 mm. Use the x-axis for velocity and plot on (c) Find the maximum value for v/U at this location and discuss its magnitude compared to u/U. АУ u(x, y) U

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