air at atmospheric pressure and 23ºC flows over a flat plate with a velocity of 15m/s. Determine; i) the thickness of the boundary layer at a distance 0.6m from the leading edge. ii)if the plate is now heated to a temperature 131ºC, how much heat is transfered from one surface of length 4m and of unit width?

air at atmospheric pressure and 23ºC flows over a flat plate with a velocity of 15m/s. Determine; i) the thickness of the boundary layer at a distance 0.6m from the leading edge. ii)if the plate is now heated to a temperature 131ºC, how much heat is transfered from one surface of length 4m and of unit width?

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