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Transition Modeling Based on the PSE

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Turbulence and Transition Modelling

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The PSE are a set of nonlinear parabolic partial differential equations used to study the transition of a flow from a laminar state to a turbulent state. Following the lines of the classical stability analysis for flows with parallel streamlines, the PSE assume that the transition process starts with the amplification of small disturbances. The PSE equations remain valid when the disturbances reach finiteamplitudes, and can be applied to flows that have slowly changing properties in the streamwise direction, such as, for example, diverging streamlines, temperature, and chemical composition. If a boundary is present, then slow changes in the boundary geometry, such as curvature, and roughness distribution, or in the boundary conditions, such as variable transpiration velocity, are also allowed.

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    F. P. Bertolotti

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  1. Department of Mechanics, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden

    M. Hallbäck , D. S. Henningson , A. V. Johansson  & P. H. Alfredsson , ,  & 

  2. Aeronautical Research Institute of Sweden, Bromma, Sweden

    D. S. Henningson

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Bertolotti, F.P. (1996). Transition Modeling Based on the PSE. In: Hallbäck, M., Henningson, D.S., Johansson, A.V., Alfredsson, P.H. (eds) Turbulence and Transition Modelling. ERCOFTAC Series, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8666-5_8

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