Measurements and prediction of free-stream turbulence and pressure-gradient effects on attached-flow boundary-layer transition

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, International Gas Turbine Institute, Turbo Expo (Publication) IGTI

Volumn 5 B, Issue , 2003, Pages 729-743

  Roberts, S K ^a   Yaras, M I ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW INTERMITTENCY; PRESSURE GRADIENTS; SPOT PROPAGATION;

AERODYNAMICS; AIRFOILS; BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); GAS TURBINES; KINEMATICS; LAMINAR FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; TURBULENCE; VISCOSITY; WAKES;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 0346964065     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/GT2003-38261     Document Type: Conference Paper

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