Boundary Layer Flow & Forces on Sub-merged Bodies opics include: Sphere drag, turbulent boundary layer on flat plate and boundary layer separation. In fluid mechanics and physics, a boundary layer is a thin layer of fluid that forms when fluid flows along a bounding surface. The boundary layer begins at the leading edge of the plate.  A boundary layer develops when a fluid comes into contact with solid water, or when an object or obstruction enters the flowing fluid. The boundary layer is caused by the development of a no-slip condition.  The velocity boundary layer is the thin layer of... Show more

Boundary Layer Flow & Forces on Sub-merged Bodies opics include: Sphere drag, turbulent boundary layer on flat plate and boundary layer separation.

In fluid mechanics and physics, a boundary layer is a thin layer of fluid that forms when fluid flows along a bounding surface. The boundary layer begins at the leading edge of the plate. 

A boundary layer develops when a fluid comes into contact with solid water, or when an object or obstruction enters the flowing fluid. The boundary layer is caused by the development of a no-slip condition. 
The velocity boundary layer is the thin layer of fluid whose velocity has not yet returned to the bulk flow velocity. 
The boundary layer theory of pipe flow states that the boundary layer will initially be laminar when flow enters a pipe. This will change depending on the ratio of inertial and viscous forces. 

Some forces on immersed bodies include:
Frictional force: A resistance force that opposes the motion of the body through the fluid. It is influenced by the surface roughness of the body and the viscosity of the fluid.
Fluid resistance: The transmission of energy from an object passing through a fluid to the fluid. The resistance of an object passing through a fluid increases as the speed of the object increases and as the viscosity of the fluid increases

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