FLUID MECHANICS W/ONLINE ACCESS CODE
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Author: White
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Chapter 7, Problem 7.49P
Based strictly on your understanding of flat-plate theory plus adverse and favorable pressure gradients, explain the direction (left or right) for which airflow past the slender airfoil shape in Fig. P7.49 will have lower total (friction + pressure) drag.
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