Problem 2 (Textbook P7.8)
Air, $\rho$ = 1.2kg/m³ and $\mu$ = 1.8 × 10??kg/(ms), flows at 10m/s past a flat plate. At the trailing
edge of the plate, the following velocity profile data are measured:
y, mm 0 0.5 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0
u, m/s 0 1.75 3.47 6.58 8.70 9.68 10.0 10.0
Questions:
(a) What is the boundary layer thickness, $\delta$?
(b) What is the momentum thickness, $\theta$?
(c) What is the friction drag per unit span ($F_{drag}$/b), in N/m, on the upper surface? (Hint:
$F_{drag} = b \int_0^x \tau_w dx = bpU^2\theta(x)$.)