Chemical Engineering - Heat Transfer - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Heat Transfer - Section 2 (Q.No. 26)
26.
For flow over a flat plate, the ratio of thermal boundary layer thickness, 'xt' and hydrodynamic boundary layer thickness 'x' is equal to (where, NPr = Prandtl number)
NPr
NPr1/3
NPr-1
NPr-1/3
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Ash said:   1 decade ago
Answer is D.

xt/x = 1/Npr^1/3.

Jonathan said:   9 years ago
The answer should be D.

KOSISOCHUKWU said:   9 years ago
The answer is C.

The Prandtl number is defined as the ratio of hydrodynamic boundary layer thickness to thermal boundary layer thickness. It is therefore clearly seen that this is the inverse of the problem statement.
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Turbulence said:   8 years ago
According to me, the answer is D.

Dipankar Kakati said:   7 years ago
(Hydrodynamic Boundary Thickness)/(Thermal Boundary Thickness) = Pr^(1/3).
So, Answer is D.

Ashish said:   7 years ago
I am totally agree @Dipankar.
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Yadav said:   7 years ago
I think [D] is the correct option.

Heera singh said:   7 years ago
The answer is D.

Utkarsh said:   7 years ago
Yes, the correct answer would be D.

Sai prasad said:   7 years ago
The ratio of Prandtl number says that it is the ratio of the hydrodynamic boundary layer or momentum diffusivity to the thermal boundary layer or thermal diffusivity.

So, therefore pr=momentum diffusivity/thermal diffusivity
And when the pr number is reciprocal ie is hydrodynamic boundary layer/thermal boundary layer.
And pr no=1 means x=xt.
So, x/xt=pr*1.
X=xt*pr.
Therefore clearly it is when pr^-1 it is xt/x.


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