Unravelling turbulence near walls

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    Marusic, I
    Date
    2009-07-10
    Source Title
    Journal of Fluid Mechanics
    Publisher
    CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
    University of Melbourne Author/s
    Marusic, Ivan
    Affiliation
    Department of Mechanical Engineering, Melbourne School of Engineering
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    Journal Article
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    Marusic, I. (2009). Unravelling turbulence near walls. JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS, 630, pp.1-4. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022112009007708.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/11343/32977
    DOI
    10.1017/S0022112009007708
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    © 2009 Cambridge University Press. Online edition of the journal is available at http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=FLM
    Abstract
    Turbulent flows near walls have been the focus of intense study since their first description by Ludwig Prandtl over 100 years ago. They are critical in determining the drag and lift of an aircraft wing for example. Key challenges are to understand the physical mechanisms causing the transition from smooth, laminar flow to turbulent flow and how the turbulence is then maintained. Recent direct numerical simulations have contributed significantly towards this understanding.
    Keywords
    turbulent boundary layers; transition

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