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

Ash said:   1 decade ago
Answer is D.

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


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