Fox and McDonald's Introduction to Fluid Mechanics
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Author: Philip J. Pritchard, John W. Mitchell
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Chapter 9, Problem 32P
Assume laminar boundary-layer flow to estimate the drag on the flat plate shown when it is placed parallel to a 15 ft/s air flow. The air is at 70°F and 1 atm. (Note that the shape is given by .x = y2, where .x and y are in feet.)
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