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3 - Boundary Layer Thickness

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is boundary layer thickness?

💡 Hint: Think about where flow slows down near a surface.

Question 2 Easy

What is the transition zone?

💡 Hint: Consider the flow types before and after this region.

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Question 1

What is boundary layer thickness defined as?

The distance until velocity achieves 50% of free stream velocity.
The distance at which velocity reaches 99% of free stream velocity.
The distance from a plate at which turbulence begins.

💡 Hint: Consider what velocity percentage is critical in fluid flow studies.

Question 2

True or False: The laminar sublayer exists in the turbulent boundary layer.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about the different layers of flow.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Calculate the boundary layer thickness for air flowing over a flat plate at a given flow rate, using Reynolds number.

💡 Hint: Check the relationship between flow regime and boundary layer development.

Challenge 2 Hard

Explain how altering the surface texture of an object affects its boundary layer characteristics.

💡 Hint: Consider how interactions between the flow and surface occur.

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