Question: a ) Calculate ( do not simply copy from the table ) the momentum diffusivity, thermal diffusivity and Prandtl # for water and air at

a) Calculate (do not simply copy from the table) the momentum diffusivity, thermal diffusivity
and Prandtl # for water and air at 25C.
Note: Fluid properties in Welty Appendix I Properties of Gases and Liquids
b) Briefly explain the significance of the Prandtl number with respect to the heat transfer
process and the value of the convective heat transfer coefficient.
c) SKETCH what you would expect the hydrodynamic and thermal boundary layers to look
like for flow over a flat plate for each case.
 a) Calculate (do not simply copy from the table) the momentum

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