Numerical studies of the instability and breakdown of a boundary-layer low-speed streak

European Journal of Mechanics, B/Fluids

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 64-82

  Brandt, Luca ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Boundary layers; Hairpin vortices; Stability; Streamwise streaks; Transition to turbulence

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); LAMINAR FLOW; NUMERICAL METHODS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHEAR STRESS;

HAIRPIN VORTICES; LAMINAR BOUNDARY LAYERS; STREAMWISE STREAKS; TRANSITION TO TURBULENCE;

BOUNDARY LAYERS;

EID: 33845336109     PISSN: 09977546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euromechflu.2006.04.008     Document Type: Article

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