The origin of turbulent spots

Journal of Turbomachinery

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 88-92

  Johnson, M W ^a   Dris, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BYPASS TRANSITION; FLUID STREAMS; FREESTREAM TURBULENCE; HAIRPIN VORTICES; LINEAR PERTURBATION THEORY; NEAR-WALL; SIGNAL LEVEL; TRANSITIONAL BOUNDARY LAYERS; TURBULENT SPOTS;

BOUNDARY LAYERS; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; POWER QUALITY;

TURBULENT FLOW;

BOUNDARY LAYER; TURBULENT FLOW; WIND TUNNEL;

EID: 0034028847     PISSN: 0889504X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.555431     Document Type: Article

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