Water at 10°C flows over a 1.1-m-long flat plate with a velocity of 0.55 m/s. If the width of the plate is 2.5 m, calculate the drag force acting on the top side of the plate. (Water properties at 10°C are: ? = 999.7 kg/m3, ? = 1.307 × 10−3 kg/m·s.) (a) 0.46 N (b) 0.81 N (c) 2.75 N (d ) 4.16 N (e) 6.32 N

Water at 10°C flows over a 1.1-m-long flat plate with a velocity of 0.55 m/s. If the width of the plate is 2.5 m, calculate the drag force acting on the top side of the plate. (Water properties at 10°C are: ? = 999.7 kg/m3, ? = 1.307 × 10−3 kg/m·s.) (a) 0.46 N (b) 0.81 N (c) 2.75 N (d ) 4.16 N (e) 6.32 N

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Chapter5: Analysis Of Convection Heat Transfer

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