An outline of the techniques available for the measurement of skin friction in turbulent boundary layers

Progress in Aerospace Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue C, 1979, Pages 1-57

  Winter, K G ^a  

^a Royal Aircraft Establishment   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS - BOUNDARY LAYER;

SKIN FRICTION;

FRICTION;

EID: 0017679954     PISSN: 03760421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0376-0421(77)90002-1     Document Type: Article

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