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Mechanics of Boundary Layer Transition. Part 5: Boundary Layer Stability theory in incompressible and compressible flowThe fundamentals of stability theory, its chief results, and the physical mechanisms at work are presented. The stability theory of the laminar boundary determines whether a small disturbance introduced into the boundary layer will amplify or damp. If the disturbance damps, the boundary layer remains laminar. If the disturbance amplifies, and by a sufficient amount, then transition to turbulence eventually takes place. The stability theory establishes those states of the boundary layer which are most likely to lead to transition, identifys those frequencies which are the most dangerous, and indicates how the external parameters can best be changed to avoid transition.
Document ID
19790022341
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Mack, L. M.
(JPL)
Date Acquired
September 3, 2013
Publication Date
December 1, 1967
Subject Category
Fluid Mechanics And Heat Transfer
Report/Patent Number
NASA-CR-162112
VKI-LECTURE-SERIES-3-PT-5
Accession Number
79N30512
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS7-100
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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