Boundary-layer instability noise on aerofoils

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 382, Issue , 1999, Pages 27-61

  Nash, Emma C ^a   Lowson, Martin V ^a   McAlpine, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRFOILS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; WIND TUNNELS;

BOUNDARY LAYER INSTABILITY; LASER DOPPLER ANEMOMETER; TOLLMIEN-SCHLICHTING INSTABILITY;

BOUNDARY LAYERS;

EID: 0032687858     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002211209800367X     Document Type: Article

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