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We can plot the skin friction coefficient imported from FLUENT as a function of distance along the plate. Insert a line and name it "plate wall". Enter the end points of the line and the number of samples as the following:

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Insert a chart and name it Cf along wall. Use the same name for the chart title.

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In the X Axis tab, select X as the Variable. In the Y Axis tab, select Skin Friction Coefficient as the Vari

The skin friction coefficient is a dimensionless parameter. The value is 0.129533 at the point (0,0,0). The value at a different location on the wall can be found by simply changing the x coordinate of the point you defined earlier. The wall shear will be computed at the new location and a new value of skin friction coefficient will be updated. For instance, the skin friction coefficient at the center of the plate (0.5,0,0) is 0.0114268.

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The skin friction coefficient along the plate is shown below:

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It is of interest to compare the numerical skin friction coefficient profile to the skin friction coefficient profile obtained from the Blasius solutionWe will compare the FLUENT result to the Blasius solution. Download the Blasius solution here. The comparison is shown below:

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