Multiple choice

For laminar forced convection over a flat plate, if the free stream velocity increases by a factor of 2, the average heat transfer coefficient

  1. remains same

  2. decreases by a factor of $\sqrt{2}$
  3. rises by a factor of $\sqrt{2}$
  4. rises by a factor of 4

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C Correct answer
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