Chapter 9, Problem 54P

Table 9.1 (on the web) shows the numerical results obtained from Blasius exact solution of the laminar boundary-layer equations. Plot the velocity distribution. On the same graph, plot the turbulent velocity distribution given by the $\frac{1}{7}$-power expression of Eq. 9.24. Which is most likely to separate first when encountering an adverse pressure gradient? To justify your answer, compare the momentum fluxes of these profiles (the laminar data can be integrated using a numerical method such as Simpson’s rule).