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6-38 The hydrodynamic boundary layer and the thermal boundary layer both as a function of x are to be
plotted for the flow of liquid water over a plate.
Analysis The problem is solved using Excel, and the solution is given below.

Assumptions
1. The flow is steady and incompressible
2. The critical Reynolds number is 500,000
3. Air is an ideal gas
4. The plate is smooth
5. Edge effects are negligible and the upper surface of the plate is considered

Input Properties
The average film temperature is 40 C (Property data from Table A-9)
= 992.1 kg/m3
cp = 4179 J/kg C
= 0.000653 kg/m s
k = 0.631 W/m C
Pr = 4.32

Input Parameters
W = 0.3 m
Tf,avg = 40 C
V = 3 m/s
Tfluid = 15 C
Ts = 65 C

Analysis
Vx cr Re Re (500,000)(0.000653 kg/m s)
The critical length: Re x cr 0.11 m
V V (3 m/s)(992.1 kg/m 3 )
4.91x
Hydrodynamic boundary layer thickness:
Re x
4.91x
Thermal boundary layer thickness: t
Pr 1 / 3 Re x

x (m) Rex t
0.000 0.000 0 0
0.005 22789 0.0002 0.0001
0.010 45579 0.0002 0.0001
0.015 68368 0.0003 0.0002
0.020 91158 0.0003 0.0002
0.025 113947 0.0004 0.0002
0.030 136737 0.0004 0.0002
0.035 159526 0.0004 0.0003
0.040 182315 0.0005 0.0003
0.045 205105 0.0005 0.0003
0.050 227894 0.0005 0.0003
0.055 250684 0.0005 0.0003
0.060 273473 0.0006 0.0004
0.065 296263 0.0006 0.0004
0.070 319052 0.0006 0.0004
0.075 341842 0.0006 0.0004

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0.080 364631 0.0007 0.0004

0.085 387420 0.0007 0.0004
0.090 410210 0.0007 0.0004
0.095 432999 0.0007 0.0004
0.100 455789 0.0007 0.0005
0.105 478578 0.0008 0.0005
0.110 501368 0.0008 0.0005

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