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)
(A) NPr
(B) NPr
1/3
(C) NPr
-1
(D) NPr
-1/3

1 Answer

Answer :

(B) NPr
1/3

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