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The flat plate boundary layer. Part 2. The effect of increasing thickness on stability

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 March 2006

M. D. J. Barry  and
M. A. S. Ross
M. D. J. Barry
Affiliation:
Fluid Mechanics Unit, Physics Department, University of Edinburgh
M. A. S. Ross
Affiliation:
Fluid Mechanics Unit, Physics Department, University of Edinburgh
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Abstract

Numerical analysis has been used to find the neutral stability curve for the flat plate boundary layer in zero pressure gradient when the main terms representing the growth of boundary-layer thickness are either included or excluded. The boundary layer is found to be slightly less stable when the extra terms are included. The calculations give a critical Reynolds number of 500.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 43 , Issue 4 , 2 October 1970 , pp. 813 - 818
Copyright
© 1970 Cambridge University Press

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