Question: 4 . The displacement thickness ( delta ^ { * } ) represents the distance that streamlines are displaced due to the

4. The displacement thickness \(\delta^{*}\) represents the distance that streamlines are displaced due to the development of a boundary layer. For a given duct, this thickness acts as a downstream area contraction of the core flow. Consider a wind tunnel test section that has a constant \(45\mathrm{~cm}\times 45\mathrm{~cm}\) cross-section and is 5 m long. If the freestream velocity is \(7\mathrm{~m}/\mathrm{s}\) at the start of the test section (\( x=0\)), estimate: a) the magnitude of the core velocity gradient (\(\mathrm{d} u /\mathrm{d} x \)) between the start and end of the test section. (3 points) b) If \(\mathrm{d} u /\mathrm{d} x=0\) is desired along the entire test section length, approximate the angle that the test section walls should be set at.(2 points)
4 . The displacement thickness \ ( \ delta ^ { *

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