2.1 - Definition of Displacement Thickness
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Define displacement thickness in your own words.
💡 Hint: Think about how fluid flows and interacts with surfaces.
What happens to fluid speed near a wall?
💡 Hint: Consider the concept of drag and fluid layers.
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What is displacement thickness?
💡 Hint: Think about interactions between fluid and solid surfaces.
True or False: The displacement thickness has no effect on fluid flow characteristics.
💡 Hint: Consider why engineers care about this measurement.
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Derive the displacement thickness formula given a complex velocity profile of a laminar boundary layer. Assume u/U to be a function of y and delta.
💡 Hint: Use an integral approach similar to what we discussed with simpler profiles.
Evaluate how displacement thickness might change with varying fluid viscosity in an experiment.
💡 Hint: Relate this concept back to the definitions and effects of viscosity on flow.
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