Transition in boundary layers subject to free-stream turbulence

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 517, Issue , 2004, Pages 167-198

  Brandt, Luca ^a   Schlatter, Philipp ^b   Henningson, Dan S ^a,c  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES; SHEAR FLOW; STREAM FLOW;

SUPERPOSITION; TURBULENT INFLOWS;

TURBULENT FLOW;

BOUNDARY LAYER; FLUID MECHANICS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; TURBULENCE;

EID: 8144222576     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112004000941     Document Type: Article

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