On the Form of the Turbulent Skin-Friction Law and Its Extension to Compressible Flows

Abstract

A derivation of the form of the incompressible turbulent skin friction law for an insulated flat plate is made in such a way that it may be extended to compressible flows. The ratio of compressible to incompressible skin friction is obtained, and the results are shown to be in agreement with existing experimental results.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1952
Accession Number
ADA380570

Entities

People

  • Coleman Donaldson

Organizations

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aeronautical Laboratories
  • Agreements
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Coefficients
  • Compressible Flow
  • Equations
  • Flow
  • Friction
  • Incompressible Flow
  • Layers
  • Mach Number
  • Reynolds Number
  • Shear Stresses
  • Skin Friction
  • Turbulent Boundary Layer
  • Turbulent Flow

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics