(b) To determine boundary-layer characteristics on a body, for example the boundary-layer thickness, the potential-flow solution is first to be known. What would be the information used from the potential-flow solution? Choose one answer and justify your answer. (i) The lift and drag acting on the body (ii) The velocity and pressure at the boundary of the body (iii) The shearing stress acting on the boundary of the body (iv) The normal and shearing stress acting on the boundary of the body

(b) To determine boundary-layer characteristics on a body, for example the boundary-layer thickness, the potential-flow solution is first to be known. What would be the information used from the potential-flow solution? Choose one answer and justify your answer. (i) The lift and drag acting on the body (ii) The velocity and pressure at the boundary of the body (iii) The shearing stress acting on the boundary of the body (iv) The normal and shearing stress acting on the boundary of the body

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Chapter5: Analysis Of Convection Heat Transfer

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