Estimation of these losses is a focus of Chapter 5. The role of boundary layer blockage and loss in fluid machinery performance is critical; for a compressor or pump, for example, blockage is directly ...

Oscillatory boundary layers over flat and rippled seabeds are well described in the literature. However, the presence of protruding vegetation stems has received no theoretical or experimental ...

Zhenyuan Tang [Opens in a new window], In hypersonic flight the shock wave and turbulent boundary layer interaction (STBLI) sharply increases wall heat transfer that intensifies the aerodynamic ...