Effects of free-stream turbulence and adverse pressure gradients on boundary layer transition

Journal of Turbomachinery

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 1994, Pages 392-404

  Gostelow, J P ^a   Blunden, A R ^a   Walker, G J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; CORRELATION METHODS; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLUID DYNAMICS; GAS TURBINES; LAMINAR FLOW; PRESSURE EFFECTS; STABILITY; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCITY;

BOUNDARY LAYER TRANSITION; FREE STREAM TURBULENCE; NARASHIMA PROCEDURE; PRESSURE GRADIENTS; TOLLMIEN-SCHLICHTING WAVES;

TRANSITION FLOW;

ATTACHMENT/REATTACHMENT(FLOW; BOUNDARY LAYERS; LAMINAR FLOW; PRESSURE GRADIENT;

EID: 0028464779     PISSN: 0889504X     EISSN: 15288900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2929426     Document Type: Article

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