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The Incompressible Attachment-Line Boundary-Layer Stability

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Laminar-Turbulent Transition

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In this paper, the stability of the incompressible attachment-line boundary layer is investigated by solving a 2D partial-differential eigenvalue problem. This approach fully incorporates effects of streamline divergence and surface curvature. Also, it provides global information regarding general 2D and 3D perturbations. By applying the eN method, the value N=10 is found to correlate well with most of the experimental transition data. The effects of leading-edge curvature and non-uniform suction are also examined. Results indicate that convex leading-edge curvature has a moderate stabilizing effect, while a practical engineering suction can have a significantly stabilizing effect.

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  1. High Technology Corporation, Hampton, VA, 23666, USA

    R. -S. Lin & M. R. Malik

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  1. Dept. of Machine Intelligence and Systems Engineering, Tohoku University, Aramaki-aza-Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-77, Japan

    Ryoji Kobayashi

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Lin, R.S., Malik, M.R. (1995). The Incompressible Attachment-Line Boundary-Layer Stability. In: Kobayashi, R. (eds) Laminar-Turbulent Transition. IUTAM Symposia. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-79765-1_7

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