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MECH 221 FLUID MECHANICS(Fall 06/07)Tutorial 9

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Example 1

A viscous fluid flows past a flat plate such that the boundary layer thickness at a distance 1.3m from the leading edge is 12mm. Determine the boundary layer thickness at distances of 0.2m, 2.0m and 20m from the leading edge. Assume laminar flow.

If the upstream velocity of the flow is 1.5m/s, determine the kinematic viscosity of the fluid.

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Example 1

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Example 2

Water flows past a flat plate with an upstream velocity of U=0.02m/s. Determine the water velocity a distance of 10mm from the plate a distances of x=1.5m and x=15m from the leading edge.

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Example 3

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Example 3

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Example 4

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