Viscous drag reduction in boundary layers

Book · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:6330947

Bushnell, D M; Hefner, J N

The present volume discusses the development status of stability theory for laminar flow control design, applied aspects of laminar-flow technology, transition delays using compliant walls, the application of CFD to skin friction drag-reduction, active-wave control of boundary-layer transitions, and such passive turbulent-drag reduction methods as outer-layer manipulators and complex-curvature concepts. Also treated are such active turbulent drag-reduction technique applications as those pertinent to MHD flow drag reduction, as well as drag reduction in liquid boundary layers by gas injection, drag reduction by means of polymers and surfactants, drag reduction by particle addition, viscous drag reduction via surface mass injection, and interactive wall-turbulence control.

• OSTI ID: 6330947
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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42 ENGINEERING
420400* -- Engineering-- Heat Transfer & Fluid Flow
ABSTRACTS
AERODYNAMICS
BOUNDARY LAYERS
CONTROL
DESIGN
DOCUMENT TYPES
DRAG
FLUID FLOW
FLUID INJECTION
FLUID MECHANICS
FRICTION
GAS INJECTION
HYDRODYNAMICS
LAMINAR FLOW
LAYERS
LEADING ABSTRACT
MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS
MECHANICS
POLYMERS
STABILITY
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
TRANSITION FLOW
TURBULENT FLOW