Consider laminar flow of air across a hot circular cylinder. At what point on the cylinder will the heat transfer be highest? What would your answer be if the flow were turbulent?

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Consider laminar flow of air across a hot circular
cylinder. At what point on the cylinder will the heat transfer
be highest? What would your answer be if the flow were turbulent?

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