Determine the drag force exerted on the flat plate of 4 m long when air is flowing over it with a velocity of 10 m/s and at 27°C. Width of the plate is 1 m and assume the flow is fully turbulent from leading edge. Also find the velocity boundary layer thickness at the edge.

Determine the drag force exerted on the flat plate of 4 m long when air is flowing over it with a velocity of 10 m/s and at 27°C. Width of the plate is 1 m and assume the flow is fully turbulent from leading edge. Also find the velocity boundary layer thickness at the edge.

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Determine the drag force exerted on the flat plate
of 4 m long when air is flowing over it with a
velocity of 10 m/s and at 27°C. Width of the plate
is 1 m and assume the flow is fully turbulent from
leading edge. Also find the velocity boundary
layer thickness at the edge.

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