A motor boat pulls a long, smooth, water-soaked log (0.5 m in diameter and 40 m long)

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A motor boat pulls a long, smooth, water-soaked log (0.5 m in diameter and 40 m long) at a speed of 3 m/s. Assuming total submergence, estimate the force required to overcome the shear force of the log. Assume a water temperature of 10°C and that the boundary layer is tripped at the front of the log.

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Engineering Fluid Mechanics

ISBN: 9781118880685

11th Edition

Authors: Donald F. Elger, Barbara A. LeBret, Clayton T. Crowe, John A. Robertson

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