Turbulent boundary layer in an adverse pressure gradient: Effectiveness of riblets

AIAA Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 932-937

  Debisschop, J R ^a   Nieuwstadt, F T M ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; RIBLETS; SKIN FRICTION; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TURBULENT;

EID: 0029656932     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.13170     Document Type: Article

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