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Bernoulli's Equation
GATE 2015
Easy
For uniform laminar flow over a flat plate, the boundary layer thickness δ at distance x from the leading edge follows
- Aδ(x)∝x⁻¹
- Bδ(x)∝x
- δ(x)∝x^(1/2)
- Dδ(x)∝x⁻¹ᐟ²
Explanation
The Blasius solution gives δ(x)∝x^(1/2) for a laminar boundary layer.
Source: GATE CH 2015 (2015)
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