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Nonlinear evolution and breakdown in unstable boundary layers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 April 2006

A. D. D. Craik
A. D. D. Craik
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Department of Applied Mathematics, University of St Andrews, Fife KY16 9SS
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Abstract

The nonlinear evolution and breakdown of laminar flow in the boundary layer on a flat plate is examined with the aim of making a closer comparison of theory and experiment than has been attempted previously. The importance of three-dimensionality is emphasized. It is concluded that many features of the nonlinear instability are consistent with existing linear and weakly nonlinear theories even as breakdown is approached. The development of the secondary instability, or ‘spike’, is also considered and suggestions for an improved theory of its growth are made.

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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 99 , Issue 2 , 25 July 1980, pp. 247 - 265
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© 1980 Cambridge University Press

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