Downstream Development of a Laminar Spot

It was well-known that a disturbance, introduced artificially into a supercritical laminar boundary layer along a flat plate, is still laminar in the initial stage of its downstream development. Thus, we named it a "laminar spot" because it resembles a turbulent spot though its vel...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Naoki SEKIYA, Akira MATSUMOTO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers 2009-04-01
Series:Journal of Fluid Science and Technology
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jfst/4/1/4_1_222/_pdf/-char/en