6- A uniform free stream of air at 0.8 m/s flows over a flat plate (4 m long x 1 m wide). Assuming the boundary layer to be laminar on the plate and the velocity profile is: и y Find the ratio of the drag force on the front half portion to the drag %3D U 28 28 force on the rear half portion of the plate. (p = 1.2 kg/m³ ; v = 1.51×10$ m³/s) [2.42]

6- A uniform free stream of air at 0.8 m/s flows over a flat plate (4 m long x 1 m wide). Assuming the boundary layer to be laminar on the plate and the velocity profile is: и y Find the ratio of the drag force on the front half portion to the drag %3D U 28 28 force on the rear half portion of the plate. (p = 1.2 kg/m³ ; v = 1.51×10$ m³/s) [2.42]

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Chapter5: Analysis Of Convection Heat Transfer

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Problem 5.30P: Air at 1000C flows at an inlet velocity of 2 m/s between two parallel flat plates spaced 1 cm apart....

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