boundary layer flow

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• Shape factor (boundary layer flow) — A shape factor is used in boundary layer flow to determine the nature of the flow.:H= frac {delta^*}{ heta}where H is the shape factor, delta^* is the displacement thickness and θ is the momentum thickness. Displacement thickness is defined as… …   Wikipedia

• Boundary layer separation — is when the thin layer of viscous fluid leaves the surface of the body that it is flowing over. The viscosity of the fluid causes the boundary layer separation. [Wilcox, David C. Basic Fluid Mechanics. 3rd ed. Mill Valley: DCW Industries, Inc.,… …   Wikipedia

• Boundary layer — For the anatomical structure, see Boundary layer of uterus. Boundary layer visualization, showing transition from laminar to turbulent condition In physics and fluid mechanics, a boundary layer is that layer of fluid in the immediate vicinity of… …   Wikipedia

• Boundary-layer thickness — This page describes some parameters used to measure the properties of boundary layers. Consider a stationary body with a turbulent flow moving around it, like the semi infinite flat plate with air flowing over the top of the plate. At the solid… …   Wikipedia

• Boundary layer suction — is technique in which an air pump is used to extract the boundary layer at the wing or the inlet of an aircraft. Improving the air flow can reduce drag. Improvements in fuel efficiency have been estimated as high as 30%. The boundary layerThe air …   Wikipedia

• boundary layer — Physics. the portion of a fluid flowing past a body that is in the immediate vicinity of the body and that has a reduced flow due to the forces of adhesion and viscosity. [1920 25] * * * In fluid mechanics, a thin layer of flowing gas or liquid… …   Universalium

• Boundary layer transition — The process of a laminar boundary layer becoming turbulent is known as boundary layer transition. This process is an extraordinarily complicated process which at present is not fully understood. However, as the result of many decades of intensive …   Wikipedia

• boundary layer — noun the layer of slower flow of a fluid past a surface • Hypernyms: ↑physical phenomenon …   Useful english dictionary

• boundary layer — bound′ary lay er n. phs the region of a fluid flowing in the immediate vicinity of a body, with the flow reduced by adhesion and viscosity • Etymology: 1920–25 …   From formal English to slang

• Stokes boundary layer — in a viscous fluid due to the harmonic oscillation of a plane rigid plate. Velocity (blue line) and particle excursion (red dots) as a function of the distance to the wall. In fluid dynamics, the Stokes boundary layer, or oscillatory boundary… …   Wikipedia

• Planetary boundary layer — Depiction of where the planetary boundary layer lies on a sunny day The planetary boundary layer (PBL), also known as the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL), is the lowest part of the atmosphere and its behavior is directly influenced by its… …   Wikipedia