13 - Fluid Mechanics
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Practice Questions
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Define the term 'boundary layer'.
💡 Hint: Think about the surface where the fluid touches.
What does the Reynolds number help to determine?
💡 Hint: It's a ratio involving inertial and viscous forces.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the primary characteristic of a laminar boundary layer?
💡 Hint: Think about the arrangement of fluid layers.
True or False: The displacement thickness always equals the boundary layer thickness.
💡 Hint: Consider how displacement influences flow behavior.
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Challenge Problems
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A flat plate experiences a laminar flow at a Reynolds number of 4.5 x 10^4. Compute the displacement thickness at a location where the distance from the leading edge is 0.5m.
💡 Hint: Use the equation for displacement thickness related to Reynolds number.
Discuss how the development of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) has impacted the analysis of boundary layers compared to classical methods.
💡 Hint: Consider the evolution from manual calculations to automated simulations.
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