Turbulent spots in strong adverse pressure gradients Part 2 - Spot propagation and spreading rates

Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo

Volumn 3, Issue , 2001, Pages

  D'Ovidio, A ^a   Harkins, J A ^a   Gostelow, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAMINAR FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBOMACHINERY;

ADVERSE PRESSURE GRADIENT; BOUNDARY LAYER TRANSITIONS; LAMINAR SEPARATION BUBBLE; LAMINAR SEPARATIONS; SEPARATION CONDITION; TRANSITION LENGTH; TURBULENT SPOTS; WIND TUNNEL TESTS;

TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 84905733687     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/2001-GT-0406     Document Type: Conference Paper

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