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The basic aim of the material in this chapter is to acquaint readers with the state-of-art in the study of receptivity and relate the same with instability and transition of fluid flow. This subject area remains the pacing item in understanding many natural phenomena, as well as, in the analysis and design of many engineering systems. For example, this is pursued in civil aviation to design newer lifting surfaces with drag reduced by passive means. In this context, keeping the flow laminar (stable) over a wing, to as large an extent possible is the primary goal. With reduced drag, the aircraft speed and range can be increased for the same power consumed or have a less powerful engine for the same endurance and range of the flight envelope.
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Sengupta, T.K. (2010). Instability and Transition in Fluid Mechanics. In: Sengupta, T.K., Poinsot, T. (eds) Instabilities of Flows: With and Without Heat Transfer and Chemical Reaction. CISM International Centre for Mechanical Sciences, vol 517. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-0127-8_2
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