Chapter 9, Problem 004
‘Asmall 15-mm-long fish swims with a speed of 20 mm/s. Would a boundary layer type flow be
developed along the sides of the fish? Explain.
Chapter 9, Problem 009
‘Typical valuse of the Reynolds number for various animals moving through alr or watar are Isted below,
For which eases is inertia ofthe fluid impertant?
Animal Speed Re
Large whale 10m/s 200,000,000
Large dragonfly Tm/s >g000
Iwertebratelarea tmmys 03
Bacterium Ot mm/s 0.00003
Bacterium
Large whale
Large dragonfly
Invertebrate larva
{chapter 9, Problem 012
Water flows past a flat plate that Is oriented parallel to the flow with an upstream velocity of 0.5 m/s.
Determine the approximate location downstream from the leading edge where the boundary layer
becomes turbulent. What is the boundary layer thickness at this location?
Chapter 9, Problem 013
‘A viscous fluid flows past a flat plate such that the boundary layer thickness at a distance 1.3 m from
the leading edge is 12 mm. Determine the boundary layer thickness at distances of Determine the
boundary layer thickness at distances of 0.20, 2.0, and 20 m from the leading edge. Assume laminar
flow.
Chapter 9, Problem 015
Water flows past a flat plate with an upstream velocity of U = 0.02 m/s. Determine the water velocity a
distance of
410 mm from the plate at distances of x = 1.5m and x
5 m from the leading edge.Koncept Question 9.01.8
‘The correct nondimensional representation of the Reynolds number for flow over a plate in terms of
the length L, area A, density 9, freestream velocity U, viscosity 1 , and gravity g, Is:
Concept Question 9.04.2
Ar lows over a stationary Mat plate as shown below. The flow is larninar and a boundary layer forrns on
the plate.
Free stevam velosity
Boundary ayer thicknoee 8
The figure thet best represents the veloc ty profiles inside the boundary layer at the position 1 isBagh §
etoConcopt Question 9.04.3,
ir fovie over a stationary flat plate az chown below, 4 contrel volume (fixed volume in space through
nich the #luid flows) inside the boundary layer is shawn by the datted lines. The direction of the air
flow through each surface of tho oxntrol volurne is shown by an arrow, with the velocity positive in the
direction of the arrow. The figure that best represents the drections of the air flow thrauch the control
volume is
Boundury ayes
Boundary faye:
[oncept Question 9.04.5
The statement that is NOT true about the concept of a boundary layer on an object is:
The Reynolds number is greater than unity
Viscous effects are present only inside the boundary layer.
The fluid velocity is zero at the surface of the object,
The fluid velocity equals the free stream velocity at the edge of the boundary layer.
The velocity gradients normal to the flow direction are small,