IUTAM Symposium on Mechanics of Passive and Active Flow Control (Fluid Mechanics and Its Applications)
Contributors: G.E.A. Meier (Editor); P.R. Viswanath (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: August 31, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 394
ISBN-13: 9780792359289
Subjects: Aerodynamics; Sound, vibration & waves (acoustics); c 1990 to c 2000; Fluid dynamics; Engineering Fluid Mechanics; Technology; Technology & Industrial Arts; Science/Mathematics; Mechanics - General; Aeronautics & Astronautics; Physics; Science / Mechanics; Boundary layer control; Engineering - Mechanical; Congresses
First sentence: The boundary layers of practical interest are invariably turbulent, with drastically increased drag due to near-wall vortical coherent structures (CS).