Question: 6 . 1 5 Consider airflow over a flat plate of length L = 1 m under conditions for which transition occurs at x c

6.15 Consider airflow over a flat plate of length L=1m under conditions for which transition occurs at xc=0.5m based on the critical Reynolds number, Rex,c=5105.
(a) Evaluating the thermophysical properties of air at 350 K , determine the air velocity.
(b) In the laminar and turbulent regions, the local convection coefficients are, respectively,
hlam(x)=Clamx-0.5 and hwurb=Cturbx-0.2
where, at T=350K,Clam=8.845Wm32*K,Cturb=49.75 W/m m1.8*K, and x has units of m . Develop an expression for the average convection coefficient, ?bar(h)lam(x), as a function of distance from the leading edge, x, for the laminar region, 0xxc.
(c) Develop an expression for the average convection coefficient, ?bar(h)urb(x), as a function of distance from the leading edge, x, for the turbulent region, xcxL.
(d) On the same coordinates, plot the local and average convection coefficients, hx and ?bar(h)x, respectively, as a function of x for 0xL.
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