Thickness of thermal boundary layer is more compared to that of hydrodynamic boundary layer, when the value of Prandtl number is (A) 1 (B) < 1 (C) > 1 (D) > 5

Thickness of thermal boundary layer is more compared to that of

hydrodynamic boundary layer, when the value of Prandtl number is

(A) 1

(B) < 1

(C) > 1

(D) > 5
by

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(B) < 1

by

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