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The thickness of thermal and hydrodynamic boundary layer is equal if Prandtl number is

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The thickness of thermal and hydrodynamic boundary layer is equal if Prandtl number is
  • AEqual to one
  • BGreater than one
  • CLess than one
  • DEqual to Nusselt number
Correct answer: A

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Equal to one

If the Prandtl number (Pr) is 1, the two boundary layers (hydrodynamic and thermal) are the same thickness.
If the Pr > 1, the thermal boundary layer is thinner than the velocity boundary layer.