Special Shaped Bodies of Revolution with Delay of Laminar-Turbulent Transition and their Applications in Clean Energy Technologies
Shapes with negative pressure gradients on their surfaces were proposed in order to avoid separation of the boundary layer. Wind tunnel tests have confirmed the absence of separation on some bodies of revolution similar to the trunks of aquatic animals. According to the Tollmin-Schlichting-Lin theory, the boundary-layer on a flat plate remains laminar for any frequencies of disturbances at smal... more
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