The temperature gradient in a flowing fluid over a flat plate is
Zero at the top of the boundary layer
Outside the thermal boundary layer, temperature equals the uniform free-stream temperature and its normal gradient is zero.
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:
