Development of turbulent patch in a subcritical boundary-layer transition

Fluid Dynamics Research

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 151-164

  Asai, Masahito ^a   Sawada, Ken Ichi ^a   Nishioka, Michio ^b  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; EDDY CURRENTS; FLUID DYNAMICS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; WALL FLOW;

DISTURBANCE GROWTH; HIGH INTENSITY HAIRPIN EDDIES; SUBCRITICAL BOUNDARY LAYER TRANSITION; TURBULENT PATCH; WALL TURBULENCE;

TURBULENCE;

BOUNDARY LAYERS; EDDIES; LAMINAR/TURBULENT TRANSITIONS;

EID: 0030220612     PISSN: 01695983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0169-5983(96)00010-X     Document Type: Article

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