The Effect of Spanwise Wall Temperature Gradients on Nominally Two-Dimensional Laminar Boundary Layers,

Abstract

It is argued that spanwise temperature gradients in wall heating do not affect the boundary layer crossflow to first order if the length scale of the spanwise temperature variation is much greater than the boundary layer thickness. Implications for linear instability theory and transition are discussed for flow about two-dimensional or axisymmetric bodies. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA042428

Entities

People

  • C. Von Kerczek
  • David W Taylor

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Boundary Layer Flow
  • Cross Flow
  • Equations
  • Flow
  • Geometry
  • Inviscid Flow
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Laminar Boundary Layer
  • Layers
  • Mathematics
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Pressure Gradients
  • Surface Temperature
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.