On the use of entropy to predict boundary layer stability

Entropy

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 375-387

  Walsh, Ed J ^a   Davies, Mark R D ^a   McEligot, Donald M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Boundary layer stability; Entropy; Transition onset

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; HEAT TRANSFER; LAMINAR FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHEAR STRESS; TURBULENCE;

BOUNDARY LAYER STABILITY; PRESSURE GRADIENTS; TRANSITION ONSET; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYERS;

ENTROPY;

EID: 6344291226     PISSN: 10994300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/e6040375     Document Type: Article

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