Experimental investigation of the boundary layer on a rotating cylinder
Abstract
This paper documents the experimental analyses done in determining the stability, transition, and growth of boundary layers on a spinning cylinder at angle of attack. It has been shown that spin alters the boundary-layer growth as well as skewing and moving forward the transition line. These effects can have a significant influence on the thickness distribution of the boundary layer.
- Publication:
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AIAA Journal
- Pub Date:
- October 1976
- DOI:
- 10.2514/3.7233
- Bibcode:
- 1976AIAAJ..14.1458M
- Keywords:
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- Angle Of Attack;
- Boundary Layer Stability;
- Boundary Layer Transition;
- Magnus Effect;
- Rotating Cylinders;
- Wind Tunnel Models;
- Laminar Boundary Layer;
- Subsonic Wind Tunnels;
- Turbulent Boundary Layer;
- Velocity Distribution;
- Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer