Predicting transition in turbomachinery, part I - A review and new model development

Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo 2004

Volumn 4, Issue , 2004, Pages 161-174

  Praisner, T J ^a   Clark, J P ^b  

^a PRATT AND WHITNEY   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TRANSITION FLOW; TURBULENCE;

CASCADE DATA; LAMINAR BOUNDARY LAYERS; MOMENTUM THICKNESS; TRANSITION MODELING;

TURBOMACHINERY;

EID: 10244279241     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/gt2004-54108     Document Type: Conference Paper

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