Fox And Mcdonald's Introduction To Fluid Mechanics
9th Edition
ISBN: 9781118921876
Author: Pritchard, Philip J.; Leylegian, John C.; Bhaskaran, Rajesh
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 9, Problem 25P
A smooth flat plate 2.4 m long and 0.6 m wide is placed in an airstream at 101.3 kPa, 15°C, and velocity 9 m/s. Calculate the total drag force on this plate (2 sides) if the boundary layer at the trailing edge is (a) Iaminar, (D) transition, and (c) turbulent.
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