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Explain Why The Temperature Boundary Layer Grows Much More Rapidly Than The Velocity Boundary Layer In Liquid Metals? |
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Answer» Liquid metals are characterized by very LOW Prandtl numbers SINCE their thermal CONDUCTIVITY is HIGH, hence the heat diffusion is MUCH faster than momentum diffusion. Liquid metals are characterized by very low Prandtl numbers since their thermal conductivity is high, hence the heat diffusion is much faster than momentum diffusion. |
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