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Experimental Investigation of the Boundary Layer in a Streamwise Corner

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 June 2016

M. Zamir  and
A. D. Young
M. Zamir
Affiliation:
Queen Mary College, University of London
A. D. Young
Affiliation:
Queen Mary College, University of London
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The results of extensive measurements which are presented here show the presence of secondary flow in the laminar corner boundary layer which is opposite in rotation sense to that found in the turbulent corner flow. This secondary flow is associated with progressive changes of the form of the velocity profiles. These changes become marked prior to transition and may be linked with the transition process. The laminar corner flow separates readily under the influence of an adverse streamwise pressure gradient.

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Aeronautical Quarterly , Volume 21 , Issue 4 , November 1970 , pp. 313 - 339
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Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society. 1970

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