Skin friction Coefficient for Laminar Calculator

The skin friction coefficient () is a dimensionless quantity that characterizes the frictional resistance of a fluid flow over a surface. The skin friction coefficient is often used in the context of boundary layer analysis. For laminar flow over a flat plate, the skin friction coefficient can be estimated using the following formula:

where:

  • is the skin friction coefficient,
  • is the Reynolds number based on the distance from the leading edge of the plate.

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