According to Blasius solution the local skin friction coefficient in the boundary layer over a flat plate is given by
\(\frac{{0.664}}{{R{e^{1/2}}}}\)
The laminar, zero-pressure-gradient Blasius solution gives the local coefficient \(C_{f,x}=0.664/\sqrt{Re_x}\). The coefficient 1.328 applies to the average over the plate.
Important Questions from Boundary Layer Theory
Friction drag is generally larger than the pressure drag in _______.
When a fluid flows along a solid boundary, more and more fluid gets retarded in the vicinity of the boundary. This deceleration is accompanied by:
A plate of 500 mm × 200 mm has been placed longitudinally in a stream of an oil which flows with a velocity of 1.0 m/s. The kinematic viscosity of the oil was 0.5 stoke. The thickness of the boundary layer at the trailing edge is _______.
As defined by Prandtl, in convective heat transfer, a thin layer next to the wall where shear stress is confined is called _____.
Thickness of laminar boundary layer on flat plate:
