The influence of rotational and vibrational energy relaxation on boundary-layer stability

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 372, Issue , 1998, Pages 93-118

  Bertolotti, Fabio P ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAMPING; RELAXATION PROCESSES; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; VISCOSITY;

BOUNDARY LAYER STABILITY; VIBRATIONAL ENERGY RELAXATION;

BOUNDARY LAYERS;

EID: 0032183365     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112098002353     Document Type: Article

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