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Physics of Transitional Shear Flows - Instability and Laminar-Turbulent Transition in Incompressible Near-Wall Shear Layers (Paperback, 2012 ed.)
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Physics of Transitional Shear Flows - Instability and Laminar-Turbulent Transition in Incompressible Near-Wall Shear Layers (Paperback, 2012 ed.)
Series: Fluid Mechanics and Its Applications, 98
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Starting from fundamentals of classical stability theory, an
overview is given of the transition phenomena in subsonic,
wall-bounded shear flows. At first, the consideration focuses on
elementary small-amplitude velocity perturbations of laminar shear
layers, i.e. instability waves, in the simplest canonical
configurations of a plane channel flow and a flat-plate boundary
layer. Then the linear stability problem is expanded to include the
effects of pressure gradients, flow curvature, boundary-layer
separation, wall compliance, etc. related to applications. Beyond
the amplification of instability waves is the non-modal growth of
local stationary and non-stationary shear flow perturbations which
are discussed as well. The volume continues with the key aspect of
the transition process, that is, receptivity of convectively
unstable shear layers to external perturbations, summarizing main
paths of the excitation of laminar flow disturbances. The remainder
of the book addresses the instability phenomena found at late
stages of transition. These include secondary instabilities and
nonlinear features of boundary-layer perturbations that lead to the
final breakdown to turbulence. Thus, the reader is provided with a
step-by-step approach that covers the milestones and recent
advances in the laminar-turbulent transition. Special aspects of
instability and transition are discussed through the book and are
intended for research scientists, while the main target of the book
is the student in the fundamentals of fluid mechanics.
Computational guides, recommended exercises, and PowerPoint
multimedia notes based on results of real scientific experiments
supplement the monograph. These are especially helpful for the
neophyte to obtain a solid foundation in hydrodynamic stability. To
access the supplementary material go to extras.springer.com and
type in the ISBN for this volume.
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