Radial variation in sap flux density (SFD) as a function of sapwood thickness is of importance in accurately estimating sap flux through sapwood area which, in turn, decides the precision of heat pulse application. Ho...Radial variation in sap flux density (SFD) as a function of sapwood thickness is of importance in accurately estimating sap flux through sapwood area which, in turn, decides the precision of heat pulse application. However, until now, only a few studies have evaluated the magnitude and significance of sampling errors associated with radial gradients in SFD, which were based on the small monitoring measurement data from a few trees. Based on one year of heat pulse observation of two 3 - 4 years old Eucalyptus urophylla S. T.,P Blake plantations in Leizhou Peninsula, Guangdong Province, China, a way of data processing was developed to treat with the lots of SFD data measured from 39 trees. It was found that the radial variation in SFD as a function of sapwood thickness in the two eucalyptus plantation sites could be expressed as y = 3. 667 5x(3) - 7.295 5x(2) + 3.682 6x + 0. 567 4 (R-2 = 0. 939 1, n = 80, P = 0.01), where y is the ratio of SFD of a sensor to the average of four data in different depths, x is the ratio of a sensor depth to tire radial sapwood thickness. It was the same (as in the following equation) in Jijia site, y = 5.006 2x(3) - 9.116 1x(2) + 4. 454 4x + 0.463 4 (R-2 = 0. 806 9, n = 72, P = 0.01) in Hetou site. From cambium to heartwood, SFD showed some increases at first and then decreases continuously. However, because die trees were very young, the maximum SFD was only 0. 33 - 0. 36 times more than the minimum.展开更多
Flange height and lip accuracy are generally restricted by the formability of sheet metals in the conventional hole-flanging operation. A new hole-flanging process, named upsetting-flanging process, was proposed to ob...Flange height and lip accuracy are generally restricted by the formability of sheet metals in the conventional hole-flanging operation. A new hole-flanging process, named upsetting-flanging process, was proposed to obtain a more substantial flange from thick plate. The finite element method (FEM) with DEFORM was utilized to simulate the novel upsetting-flanging process and the influence of geometric parameters on the flange height was studied in details. A series of flanging experiments with A1050P-O were carried out to validate the FEM results, and the variations of Vicker hardness in the plate section were discussed. The results showed that the newly upsetting-flanging process revealed higher flange height and better lip accuracy than the conventional hole-flanging process, and the results between FEM simulations and experiments showed good agreement. Besides, the hardness of the plate around the flange part increases due to the work hardening after the upsetting-flanging process, which reveals better superiority in strength for the subsequent machining or assembling processes.展开更多
This paper presents the numerical investigation of the effects of momentum, thermal and species boundary layers on the characteristics of polycrystalline silicon deposition by comparing the deposition rates in three c...This paper presents the numerical investigation of the effects of momentum, thermal and species boundary layers on the characteristics of polycrystalline silicon deposition by comparing the deposition rates in three chemical vapor deposition (CVD) reactors. A two-dimensional model for the gas flow, heat transfer, and mass transfer was coupled to the gas-phase reaction and surface reaction mechanism for the deposition of polycrystalline silicon from trichlorosilane (TCS)-hydrogen system. The model was verified by comparing the simulated growth rate with the experimental and numerical data in the open literature. Computed results in the reactors indicate that the deposition characteristics are closely related to the momentum, thermal and mass boundary layer thickness. To yield higher deposition rate, there should be higher concentration of TCS gas on the substrate, and there should also be thinner boundary layer of HCl gas so that HCl gas could be pushed away from the surface of the substrate immediately.展开更多
As a universal conclusion of turbulent scale, scaling laws are important to the research on statistic turbulence. We measured two-dimensional instantaneous velocity field in turbulent boundary layers of flat plate wit...As a universal conclusion of turbulent scale, scaling laws are important to the research on statistic turbulence. We measured two-dimensional instantaneous velocity field in turbulent boundary layers of flat plate with the momentum thickness Reynolds number Reθ=2 167. Scaling laws have different forms in different wall distance and scale. We proposed an expected scaling law and compared it with the She-Leveque (SL) scaling law based on the wavelet analysis and traditional statistical methods. Results show that the closer to the wall, the more the expected scaling law approached to the SL scaling law.展开更多
An Improved Locally Conformal Finite-Difference Time-Domain (ILC-FDTD) method is presented in this paper, which is used to analyze the edge inclined slots penetrating adjacent broadwalls of a finite wall thickness wav...An Improved Locally Conformal Finite-Difference Time-Domain (ILC-FDTD) method is presented in this paper, which is used to analyze the edge inclined slots penetrating adjacent broadwalls of a finite wall thickness waveguide. ILC-FDTD not only removes tile instability of the original locally conformal FDTD algorithm, but also improves the computational accuracy by locally modifying magnetic field update equations and the virtual iterative electric fields accordlng to the complexity of tile slot fringe fields. The mutual coupling between two edge inclined slots can also be analyzed by ILC-FDTD effectively.展开更多
The hot rolling experiment of AZ31 magnesium alloy was carried out by laying anoverlay mold at the initial temperature of 400℃.According to the Mizushima automatic plan view pattern control system(MAS)rolling theory ...The hot rolling experiment of AZ31 magnesium alloy was carried out by laying anoverlay mold at the initial temperature of 400℃.According to the Mizushima automatic plan view pattern control system(MAS)rolling theory and the cross rolling process,different reductions in the middle and edges of the magnesium alloy were realized,and the influence of the regional controlled reduction rolling on the edge cracks and microstructure gradient of the magnesium alloy were analyzed.It is shown that this rolling approach has reduced the maximum edge crack depth of the rolled piece by 56.85%,and there is a weakening tendency in the base surface texture of the strip edge,the base surface texture density drops from 23.97 to 17.48 after ordinary flat rolling.It exhibits basal texture gradients from the edge to the middle of the sheet along the RD direction,which reflected the uneven deformation of the sheets.It is suitable for the processing of metal molds that require large edge reductions such as mobile phone shells,and provided a theoretical basis for the variable thickness rolling of the magnesium alloy strip.展开更多
The velocity area method belongs to the group of primary methods for discharge measurement in hydropower plants. The measurements require an appropriate application of measuring devices and carrying out correctly the ...The velocity area method belongs to the group of primary methods for discharge measurement in hydropower plants. The measurements require an appropriate application of measuring devices and carrying out correctly the process of data analyzing including integration technique. The authors present their own experiences gathered during many years of utilizing the current meter method for discharge measurement in many hydropower plants. They have developed the special integration techniques using the progressive numerical algorithms. The techniques differ from the recommendations contained in the relevant international standards. The authors' own software for calculating the discharge from the measured local velocity distribution (obtained using current meters) adopts advanced spline functions, the so-called NURBS (non-uniform rational B-splines). Nowadays, this kind of splines is commonly used in modeling of the complex geometrical shapes because of their smoothness. It is assessed that it represents much better quality of interpolation than the classic spline functions (classic cubic spline technique). Particularly, the better properties of the NURBS splines can be observed for velocity profile area characterized by very strong velocity gradients where boundary layers meet the core regions of the flow (mainstream). In the developed software the boundary layer thickness and exponent of von Karman function is calculated in accordance with the ISO 3354 standard. The software has been successfully used during many performance tests of the hydraulic turbines in Poland for several years. Paper presents the results of flow rate measurements for two different flow systems of Kaplan turbines. First case concerns the application of the current meters in a long circular penstock whereas the second one in short rectangular turbine intake. A comparative analysis of three flow calculation procedures applied for these two cases is presented in the paper-(1) the integration procedure according to the ISO 3354 standard; (2) the integration procedure based on the NS (natural splines); and (3) the integration procedure based on the NURBS. The results obtained using these three procedures for the first case (intake via long circular penstock) were compared with the results of discharge measurements conducted using the pressure-time method.展开更多
In order to study the influence of depth-thickness ratio on bedding slope stability, whose sliding surface is flexural concave in shape under mining conditions, this paper aims to study the characteristics ofdeformari...In order to study the influence of depth-thickness ratio on bedding slope stability, whose sliding surface is flexural concave in shape under mining conditions, this paper aims to study the characteristics ofdeformarion and damage of bedding sliding with depth-thickness ratios of 200:1,150:1,120:1,100:1 and 50:1 by adopting numerical simulation analysis software combined with laboratory-made "under the influence of mining variable sliding surface slope similar simulation test bed", and to propose identification methods for slope stability under the infuence of mining. The results show that mining activities under the slope reduce slope stability. With a decrease in the mining depth ratio, the influence of mining on the slope increases gradually, and the damage to the slope gradually expands, the stability of the slope grad- ually reduces, fracture occurs on the slope toe and the central fissure gradually develops to the surface, and reaches slide threshold when the depth-thickness ratio is 50:1.展开更多
The present work is devoted to the bending problems of prismatic shell with the thickness vanishing at infinity as an exponential function. The bending equation in the zero approximation of Vekua's hierarchical model...The present work is devoted to the bending problems of prismatic shell with the thickness vanishing at infinity as an exponential function. The bending equation in the zero approximation of Vekua's hierarchical models is considered. The problem is reduced to the Dirichlet boundary value problem for elliptic type partial differential equations on half-plane. The solution of the problem under consideration is constructed in the integral form.展开更多
Heat transport phenomenon of two-dimensional magnetohydrodynamie Casson fluid flow by employing Cattaneo-Christov heat diffusion theory is described in this work. The term of heat absorption/generation is incorporated...Heat transport phenomenon of two-dimensional magnetohydrodynamie Casson fluid flow by employing Cattaneo-Christov heat diffusion theory is described in this work. The term of heat absorption/generation is incorporated in the mathematical modeling of present flow problem. The governing mathematical expressions are solved for velocity and temperature profiles using RKF 45 method along with shooting technique. The importance of arising nonlinear quantities namely velocity, temperature, skin-friction and temperature gradient are elaborated via plots. It is explored that the Casson parameter retarded the liquid velocity while it enhances the fluid temperature. Fhrther, we noted that temperature and thickness of temperature boundary layer are weaker in case of Cattaneo-Christov heat diffusion model when matched with the profiles obtained for Fourier's theory of heat flux.展开更多
When sonic nozzles of significantly smaller diameter are used as standard flow meters,the critical back pressure ratio is affected by the boundary layer at the nozzle throat.However,the effect of the boundary layer on...When sonic nozzles of significantly smaller diameter are used as standard flow meters,the critical back pressure ratio is affected by the boundary layer at the nozzle throat.However,the effect of the boundary layer on choking criteria is still controversial.Then,the choking phenomenon of a convergent nozzle flow has been experimentally investigated using four convergent nozzles with the same diameter followed by a straight pipe of a variable length.As a result,it is shown that the critical back pressure ratio is smaller than that for the steady one-dimensional is-entropic flow and decreases as the boundary layer thickness increases.Moreover,the main flow Mach number at the nozzle exit is supersonic when the back pressure ratio is equivalent to the choking condition,and the Mach number increases as the boundary layer thickness increases.展开更多
A forward-facing step (FFS) immersed in a subsonic boundary layer is studied through a high-order flux reconstruction (FR) method to highlight the flow transition induced by the step. The step height is a third of the...A forward-facing step (FFS) immersed in a subsonic boundary layer is studied through a high-order flux reconstruction (FR) method to highlight the flow transition induced by the step. The step height is a third of the local boundary-layer thickness. The Reynolds number based on the step height is 720. Inlet disturbances are introduced giving rise to streamwise vortices upstream of the step. It is observed that these small-scale streamwise structures interact with the step and hairpin vortices are quickly developed after the step leading to flow transition in the boundary layer.展开更多
The effects of Reynolds number on the performance of a high pressure-ratio turbocharger compressor were investigated by both experiments and numerical simulation. The experimental results show that the pressure ratio ...The effects of Reynolds number on the performance of a high pressure-ratio turbocharger compressor were investigated by both experiments and numerical simulation. The experimental results show that the pressure ratio and the efficiency of the compressor respectively decrease by 7.9% and 6.9% when Reynolds number drops from 9.86×10 5 to 2.96×10 5 . The numerical simulation predicts a similar trend as the experimental results although it underestimates the deterioration of the performance under low Reynolds number conditions. According to simulation results, the boundary layer thickness increases at the inducer, which decreases the throat area and leads to smaller choke mass flow rate. The increments of the boundary thickness are relatively small at the rear part of the impeller. The boundary layer separation flow is severe. The interaction between boundary layer separation flows and leakage flows causes the high loss region at the rear part of the impeller passage under low Reynolds number condition.展开更多
Analytic predictions of mean velocity profile(MVP) and streamwise(x) development of related integral quantities are presented for flows in channel and turbulent boundary layer(TBL), based on a symmetry analysis of edd...Analytic predictions of mean velocity profile(MVP) and streamwise(x) development of related integral quantities are presented for flows in channel and turbulent boundary layer(TBL), based on a symmetry analysis of eddy length and total stress. Specific predictions include the relations for momentum Reynolds number(Reθ) with friction Reτ and streamwise Re_x: Re_θ≈ 3.27Re_τ,and Re_x/Re_θ = 4.94(lnRe_θ + 1.88)~2 + 1; the streamwise development of the friction velocity u_τ: U_e/u_τ≈ 2.22 lnRe_x + 2.86. 3.83ln(lnRe_x), and of the boundary layer thickness δ_e: x/δ_e ≈ 7.27 lnRe_x.5.18.12.52ln(lnRe_x), which are fully validated by recent reliable data.展开更多
文摘Radial variation in sap flux density (SFD) as a function of sapwood thickness is of importance in accurately estimating sap flux through sapwood area which, in turn, decides the precision of heat pulse application. However, until now, only a few studies have evaluated the magnitude and significance of sampling errors associated with radial gradients in SFD, which were based on the small monitoring measurement data from a few trees. Based on one year of heat pulse observation of two 3 - 4 years old Eucalyptus urophylla S. T.,P Blake plantations in Leizhou Peninsula, Guangdong Province, China, a way of data processing was developed to treat with the lots of SFD data measured from 39 trees. It was found that the radial variation in SFD as a function of sapwood thickness in the two eucalyptus plantation sites could be expressed as y = 3. 667 5x(3) - 7.295 5x(2) + 3.682 6x + 0. 567 4 (R-2 = 0. 939 1, n = 80, P = 0.01), where y is the ratio of SFD of a sensor to the average of four data in different depths, x is the ratio of a sensor depth to tire radial sapwood thickness. It was the same (as in the following equation) in Jijia site, y = 5.006 2x(3) - 9.116 1x(2) + 4. 454 4x + 0.463 4 (R-2 = 0. 806 9, n = 72, P = 0.01) in Hetou site. From cambium to heartwood, SFD showed some increases at first and then decreases continuously. However, because die trees were very young, the maximum SFD was only 0. 33 - 0. 36 times more than the minimum.
基金Project(51175445)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(2010DFA52130)supported by the International Cooperation Project of the Ministry of Science and Technology,ChinaProject(CX2013B277)supported by Hunan Provincial Innovation Foundation for Postgraduate,China
文摘Flange height and lip accuracy are generally restricted by the formability of sheet metals in the conventional hole-flanging operation. A new hole-flanging process, named upsetting-flanging process, was proposed to obtain a more substantial flange from thick plate. The finite element method (FEM) with DEFORM was utilized to simulate the novel upsetting-flanging process and the influence of geometric parameters on the flange height was studied in details. A series of flanging experiments with A1050P-O were carried out to validate the FEM results, and the variations of Vicker hardness in the plate section were discussed. The results showed that the newly upsetting-flanging process revealed higher flange height and better lip accuracy than the conventional hole-flanging process, and the results between FEM simulations and experiments showed good agreement. Besides, the hardness of the plate around the flange part increases due to the work hardening after the upsetting-flanging process, which reveals better superiority in strength for the subsequent machining or assembling processes.
基金Supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province of China (ZR2009BM011) the Doctor Foundation of Shandong Province of China (BS2010NJ005)
文摘This paper presents the numerical investigation of the effects of momentum, thermal and species boundary layers on the characteristics of polycrystalline silicon deposition by comparing the deposition rates in three chemical vapor deposition (CVD) reactors. A two-dimensional model for the gas flow, heat transfer, and mass transfer was coupled to the gas-phase reaction and surface reaction mechanism for the deposition of polycrystalline silicon from trichlorosilane (TCS)-hydrogen system. The model was verified by comparing the simulated growth rate with the experimental and numerical data in the open literature. Computed results in the reactors indicate that the deposition characteristics are closely related to the momentum, thermal and mass boundary layer thickness. To yield higher deposition rate, there should be higher concentration of TCS gas on the substrate, and there should also be thinner boundary layer of HCl gas so that HCl gas could be pushed away from the surface of the substrate immediately.
基金Funded by the Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 10372033)
文摘As a universal conclusion of turbulent scale, scaling laws are important to the research on statistic turbulence. We measured two-dimensional instantaneous velocity field in turbulent boundary layers of flat plate with the momentum thickness Reynolds number Reθ=2 167. Scaling laws have different forms in different wall distance and scale. We proposed an expected scaling law and compared it with the She-Leveque (SL) scaling law based on the wavelet analysis and traditional statistical methods. Results show that the closer to the wall, the more the expected scaling law approached to the SL scaling law.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Fbundation of China(No.69931030)
文摘An Improved Locally Conformal Finite-Difference Time-Domain (ILC-FDTD) method is presented in this paper, which is used to analyze the edge inclined slots penetrating adjacent broadwalls of a finite wall thickness waveguide. ILC-FDTD not only removes tile instability of the original locally conformal FDTD algorithm, but also improves the computational accuracy by locally modifying magnetic field update equations and the virtual iterative electric fields accordlng to the complexity of tile slot fringe fields. The mutual coupling between two edge inclined slots can also be analyzed by ILC-FDTD effectively.
基金Project(52005358)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProjects(201901D111243,201901D111241)supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Shanxi Province,ChinaProject(2019-KF-25-05)supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province,China。
文摘The hot rolling experiment of AZ31 magnesium alloy was carried out by laying anoverlay mold at the initial temperature of 400℃.According to the Mizushima automatic plan view pattern control system(MAS)rolling theory and the cross rolling process,different reductions in the middle and edges of the magnesium alloy were realized,and the influence of the regional controlled reduction rolling on the edge cracks and microstructure gradient of the magnesium alloy were analyzed.It is shown that this rolling approach has reduced the maximum edge crack depth of the rolled piece by 56.85%,and there is a weakening tendency in the base surface texture of the strip edge,the base surface texture density drops from 23.97 to 17.48 after ordinary flat rolling.It exhibits basal texture gradients from the edge to the middle of the sheet along the RD direction,which reflected the uneven deformation of the sheets.It is suitable for the processing of metal molds that require large edge reductions such as mobile phone shells,and provided a theoretical basis for the variable thickness rolling of the magnesium alloy strip.
文摘The velocity area method belongs to the group of primary methods for discharge measurement in hydropower plants. The measurements require an appropriate application of measuring devices and carrying out correctly the process of data analyzing including integration technique. The authors present their own experiences gathered during many years of utilizing the current meter method for discharge measurement in many hydropower plants. They have developed the special integration techniques using the progressive numerical algorithms. The techniques differ from the recommendations contained in the relevant international standards. The authors' own software for calculating the discharge from the measured local velocity distribution (obtained using current meters) adopts advanced spline functions, the so-called NURBS (non-uniform rational B-splines). Nowadays, this kind of splines is commonly used in modeling of the complex geometrical shapes because of their smoothness. It is assessed that it represents much better quality of interpolation than the classic spline functions (classic cubic spline technique). Particularly, the better properties of the NURBS splines can be observed for velocity profile area characterized by very strong velocity gradients where boundary layers meet the core regions of the flow (mainstream). In the developed software the boundary layer thickness and exponent of von Karman function is calculated in accordance with the ISO 3354 standard. The software has been successfully used during many performance tests of the hydraulic turbines in Poland for several years. Paper presents the results of flow rate measurements for two different flow systems of Kaplan turbines. First case concerns the application of the current meters in a long circular penstock whereas the second one in short rectangular turbine intake. A comparative analysis of three flow calculation procedures applied for these two cases is presented in the paper-(1) the integration procedure according to the ISO 3354 standard; (2) the integration procedure based on the NS (natural splines); and (3) the integration procedure based on the NURBS. The results obtained using these three procedures for the first case (intake via long circular penstock) were compared with the results of discharge measurements conducted using the pressure-time method.
文摘In order to study the influence of depth-thickness ratio on bedding slope stability, whose sliding surface is flexural concave in shape under mining conditions, this paper aims to study the characteristics ofdeformarion and damage of bedding sliding with depth-thickness ratios of 200:1,150:1,120:1,100:1 and 50:1 by adopting numerical simulation analysis software combined with laboratory-made "under the influence of mining variable sliding surface slope similar simulation test bed", and to propose identification methods for slope stability under the infuence of mining. The results show that mining activities under the slope reduce slope stability. With a decrease in the mining depth ratio, the influence of mining on the slope increases gradually, and the damage to the slope gradually expands, the stability of the slope grad- ually reduces, fracture occurs on the slope toe and the central fissure gradually develops to the surface, and reaches slide threshold when the depth-thickness ratio is 50:1.
文摘The present work is devoted to the bending problems of prismatic shell with the thickness vanishing at infinity as an exponential function. The bending equation in the zero approximation of Vekua's hierarchical models is considered. The problem is reduced to the Dirichlet boundary value problem for elliptic type partial differential equations on half-plane. The solution of the problem under consideration is constructed in the integral form.
文摘Heat transport phenomenon of two-dimensional magnetohydrodynamie Casson fluid flow by employing Cattaneo-Christov heat diffusion theory is described in this work. The term of heat absorption/generation is incorporated in the mathematical modeling of present flow problem. The governing mathematical expressions are solved for velocity and temperature profiles using RKF 45 method along with shooting technique. The importance of arising nonlinear quantities namely velocity, temperature, skin-friction and temperature gradient are elaborated via plots. It is explored that the Casson parameter retarded the liquid velocity while it enhances the fluid temperature. Fhrther, we noted that temperature and thickness of temperature boundary layer are weaker in case of Cattaneo-Christov heat diffusion model when matched with the profiles obtained for Fourier's theory of heat flux.
文摘When sonic nozzles of significantly smaller diameter are used as standard flow meters,the critical back pressure ratio is affected by the boundary layer at the nozzle throat.However,the effect of the boundary layer on choking criteria is still controversial.Then,the choking phenomenon of a convergent nozzle flow has been experimentally investigated using four convergent nozzles with the same diameter followed by a straight pipe of a variable length.As a result,it is shown that the critical back pressure ratio is smaller than that for the steady one-dimensional is-entropic flow and decreases as the boundary layer thickness increases.Moreover,the main flow Mach number at the nozzle exit is supersonic when the back pressure ratio is equivalent to the choking condition,and the Mach number increases as the boundary layer thickness increases.
文摘A forward-facing step (FFS) immersed in a subsonic boundary layer is studied through a high-order flux reconstruction (FR) method to highlight the flow transition induced by the step. The step height is a third of the local boundary-layer thickness. The Reynolds number based on the step height is 720. Inlet disturbances are introduced giving rise to streamwise vortices upstream of the step. It is observed that these small-scale streamwise structures interact with the step and hairpin vortices are quickly developed after the step leading to flow transition in the boundary layer.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51176087)
文摘The effects of Reynolds number on the performance of a high pressure-ratio turbocharger compressor were investigated by both experiments and numerical simulation. The experimental results show that the pressure ratio and the efficiency of the compressor respectively decrease by 7.9% and 6.9% when Reynolds number drops from 9.86×10 5 to 2.96×10 5 . The numerical simulation predicts a similar trend as the experimental results although it underestimates the deterioration of the performance under low Reynolds number conditions. According to simulation results, the boundary layer thickness increases at the inducer, which decreases the throat area and leads to smaller choke mass flow rate. The increments of the boundary thickness are relatively small at the rear part of the impeller. The boundary layer separation flow is severe. The interaction between boundary layer separation flows and leakage flows causes the high loss region at the rear part of the impeller passage under low Reynolds number condition.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11452002 and 11521091)
文摘Analytic predictions of mean velocity profile(MVP) and streamwise(x) development of related integral quantities are presented for flows in channel and turbulent boundary layer(TBL), based on a symmetry analysis of eddy length and total stress. Specific predictions include the relations for momentum Reynolds number(Reθ) with friction Reτ and streamwise Re_x: Re_θ≈ 3.27Re_τ,and Re_x/Re_θ = 4.94(lnRe_θ + 1.88)~2 + 1; the streamwise development of the friction velocity u_τ: U_e/u_τ≈ 2.22 lnRe_x + 2.86. 3.83ln(lnRe_x), and of the boundary layer thickness δ_e: x/δ_e ≈ 7.27 lnRe_x.5.18.12.52ln(lnRe_x), which are fully validated by recent reliable data.