The temp distribution within the Laminar thermal boundary layer over a heated isothermal flat plate is given by
$$\left( {T - {T_w}} \right)/\left( {{T_\infty } - {T_w}} \right) = \left( {3/2} \right)\,\,\left( {y/{\delta _t}} \right) - \left( {1/2} \right){\left( {y/{\delta _t}} \right)^3},$$
where $${{T_w}}$$ and $${{T_ \propto }}$$ are the temp of plate and free stream respectively, and $$'y'$$ is the normal distance measuread from the plate. The ratio of Average to the local Nussult number based on the thermal boundary layer thickness $${{\delta _t}}$$ is given by

An un-insulated air conditioning duct of rectangular cross section $$1\,\,m \times 0.5\,m,$$ carrying air at $${20^ \circ }C$$ with a velocity of $$10 m/s,$$ is exposed to an ambient of $${30^ \circ }C$$. Neglect the effect of duct construction material. For air in the range of $${20-30^ \circ }C,$$ data are as follows: thermal conductivity $$=0.025 W/m.K;$$ viscosity $$ = 18\mu Pa.s;$$ Prandtl number $$=0.73;$$ density $$= 1.2$$ $$kg/{m^3}.$$. The laminar flow Nusselt number is $$3.4$$ for constant wall temperature conditions and, for turbulent flow, $$Nu = 0.023\,\,R{e^{0.8}}\,{\Pr ^{0.33}}.$$

The heat transfer per meter length of the duct, in watts, is

An un-insulated air conditioning duct of rectangular cross section $$1\,\,m \times 0.5\,m,$$ carrying air at $${20^ \circ }C$$ with a velocity of $$10 m/s,$$ is exposed to an ambient of $${30^ \circ }C$$. Neglect the effect of duct construction material. For air in the range of $${20-30^ \circ }C,$$ data are as follows: thermal conductivity $$=0.025 W/m.K;$$ viscosity $$ = 18\mu Pa.s;$$ Prandtl number $$=0.73;$$ density $$= 1.2$$ $$kg/{m^3}.$$. The laminar flow Nusselt number is $$3.4$$ for constant wall temperature conditions and, for turbulent flow, $$Nu = 0.023\,\,R{e^{0.8}}\,{\Pr ^{0.33}}.$$

The Reynolds number for the flow is

Consider a laminar boundary layer over a heated flat plate. The free stream velocity is $${U_\infty }.$$ At some distance $$x$$ from the leading edge the velocity boundary layer thickness is $${\delta _v}$$ and the thermal boundary layer is $${\delta _r}.$$ If the Prandtl number is greater than $$1,$$ then