01: Consider laminar flow over a flat plate. The boundary layer thickness 8 grows with distance x down the plate and is also a function of free-stream velocity U, fluid viscosity u, and fluid density p. Find the dimensionless parameters for this problem, being sure to rearrange if neessary to agree with the standard dimensionless groups in fluid mechanics. Answer: ° = f(eUx)

01: Consider laminar flow over a flat plate. The boundary layer thickness 8 grows with distance x down the plate and is also a function of free-stream velocity U, fluid viscosity u, and fluid density p. Find the dimensionless parameters for this problem, being sure to rearrange if neessary to agree with the standard dimensionless groups in fluid mechanics. Answer: ° = f(eUx)

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