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Boundary layer instability induced by surface suction

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Abstract

It is shown that suction nonuniformities may induce a new instability of the Blasius boundary layer that results in the generation of streamwise vortices. Addition of a uniform suction is not effective in controlling this instability. It is shown that nonuniformities of surface blowing may induce a similar instability and that the characteristics of this instability are also little affected by the magnitude of the blowing. Finally, it is shown that suction nonuniformities appear to have a minimal effect on the traveling (Tollmien-Schlichting) wave instability. © 2001 American Institute of Physics.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2543-2552
JournalPhysics of Fluids
Volume13
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2001
Externally publishedYes

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