Turbulent boundary layer to single-stream shear layer: The transition region

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 494, Issue , 2003, Pages 187-221

  Morris, Scott C ^a   Foss, John F ^a  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHEAR FLOW; TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

SHEAR LAYER INSTABILITY; VORTICITY FILAMENTS;

FLUID MECHANICS;

BOUNDARY LAYER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SEPARATING FLOW; SHEAR FLOW; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 0344667689     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112003006049     Document Type: Article

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