Heat And Mass Transfer
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ISBN: 9781259173301
Author: Çengel, Yunus A., Ghajar, Afshin J. (afshin Jahanshahi)
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Chapter 7, Problem 14P
Air at 25°C and 1 atm is flowing over a long flat plate with a velocity of 8 m/s. Determine the distance from the leading edge of the plate where the flow becomes turbulent and the thickness of the boundary layer at that location.
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