Momentum thickness measurements for thick axisymmetric turbulent boundary layers

Journal of Fluids Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 569-575

  Cipolla, Kimberly M ^a   Keith, William L ^a  

^a NAVAL UNDERSEA WARFARE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; BOUNDARY LAYERS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHEAR STRESS; TURBULENT FLOW;

MOMENTUM THICKNESS;

AXIAL FLOW;

EID: 0037741454     PISSN: 00982202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1568359     Document Type: Article

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