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Lecture 5: Boundary Layers

The Lecture Contains:

Important Definitions

Prandtl number and Ratio of Boundary Layers

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Lecture 5: Boundary Layers

Important Definitions :

The boundary layer thickness for laminar flow past a flat plate

Displacement thickness is the distance by which the external potential flow is displaced outwards as

a consequence of decrease in velocity in the boundary layer (Figure 1.7)

(1.116)

(1.117)

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Lecture 5: Boundary Layers

Momentum thickness,
with that of potential flow:

is defined as the loss of momentum in the boundary layer as compared

(1.118)

(1.119)

Laminar Flow : Fluid motion is well ordered, layers slide over each other :
Turbulent Flow : Fluid motion is highly irregular and characterized by velocity fluctuations (Figure
1.8)
The critical Reynolds number for external flows is

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Prandtl number and Ratio of Boundary Layers

(see Figure 1.9). From the thermal boundary layer

Let us consider a case for
consideration, a scale analysis within the boundary layer gives :

(1.120)

From the velocity boundary layer consideration, a scale analysis within the boundary layer gives

From equations (1.120) and (1.121) we get

(1.121)

(1.122)

Through a similar analysis, it can be shown that

(1.123)

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