Reynolds-number-independent instability of the boundary layer over a flat surface

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 327, Issue , 1996, Pages 101-115

  Luchini, Paolo ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; PRANDTL NUMBER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STABILITY;

FLOW INSTABILITIES; PARALLEL FLOW;

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW;

BOUNDARY LAYERS; INSTABILITY; MODELLING-MATHEMATICAL;

EID: 0030294634     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112096008476     Document Type: Article

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