Effect of free-stream turbulence and other vortical disturbances on a laminar boundary layer

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 380, Issue , 1999, Pages 169-203

  Leib, S J ^a   Wundrow, David W ^a   Goldstein, M E ^a  

^a NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BOUNDARY LAYERS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VORTEX FLOW;

FREE STREAM TURBULENCE; KLEBANOFF MODES; LAMINAR BOUNDARY LAYER; VORTICAL DISTURBANCES;

TURBULENCE;

EID: 0032655764     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112098003504     Document Type: Article

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