Effect of surface steps on boundary layer transition

Experiments in Fluids

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 679-686

  Wang, Y X ^a   Gaster, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SURFACE CHEMISTRY;

BOUNDARY LAYER TRANSITION; FREE-STREM VELOCITIES;

BOUNDARY LAYERS;

BOUNDARY LAYER;

EID: 28044441560     PISSN: 07234864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00348-005-1011-7     Document Type: Article

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