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Given: L = 2 m, v = 6 m/s, = 1e-6 m²/s
Re = v * L / = 6 * 2 / 1e-6 = 12e6
Laminar boundary layer: = 5 * L / sqrt(Re) = 5 * 2 / sqrt(12e6) = 10 / 3464 = 0.00289 m
Answer: Re = 1.2e7, = 2.89 mm
Added 17 days ago|2/16/2026 12:49:09 PM
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Re_L = (U * L) /
Re_L = (6 m/s * 2 m) / (1×10 m²/s)
Re_L = 12 / 1×10
Re_L = 12,000,000.
= 5 * L / Re_L.
= 0.38 * L / (Re_L)^(1/5)
= 0.38 * 2 m / (12,000,000)^(1/5)
= 0.76 / (12 * 10 )^(1/5)
= 0.76 / (12^(1/5) * (10 )^(1/5))
= 0.76 / (1.6437 * 10^(6/5))
= 0.76 / (1.6437 * 10^(1.2))
= 0.76 / (1.6437 * 15.8489)
= 0.76 / 26.04
0.02918 m.
Therefore:
Reynolds number at the trailing edge = 12,000,000
Boundary layer thickness at the trailing edge 0.0292 m or 2.92 cm
Added 17 days ago|2/16/2026 12:50:13 PM