On the instability of stokes layers at high Reynolds numbers

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 482, Issue , 2003, Pages 1-15

  Hall, Philip ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STABILITY; VISCOUS FLOW;

STOKES LAYERS;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

INSTABILITY; NAVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STOKES FLOW;

EID: 0038321355     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112003003847     Document Type: Article

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