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[#486] In the laminar boundary layer flow over a flat plate, the ratio $$frac{delta }{{ ext{x}}}$$ varies as: (where, $$delta $$ is the boundary layer thickness and x is the distance from the leading edge in the direction of flow).
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(D) $${ ext{R}}{{ ext{e}}^{ - frac{1}{2}}}$$

[#487] Hydraulic radius is the ratio of
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(B) Flow area to wetted perimeter

[#488] Prandtl number is a measure of the
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(A) Heat conduction to viscosity of a fluid

[#489] Mass velocity is independent of temperature & pressure, when the flow is
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(C) Steady and the cross-section is unchanged

[#490] What causes convective acceleration in fluid flow?
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(C) Non-uniformity of flow