Low-order parabolic theory for 2D boundary-layer stability

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1449-1458

  Govindarajan, Rama ^a,b   Narasimha, R ^b  

^a SURFACE ENGINEERING DIVISION   (India)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU CENTRE FOR ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (India)

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EID: 0000162625     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.870008     Document Type: Article

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