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Engineering modeling of the laminar–turbulent transition: Achievements and problems (Review)

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Currently available methods of computing the laminar–turbulent transition (LTT), including methods used in gas-dynamic software packages, are analyzed from the viewpoint of LTT simulation accuracy.

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Boiko, A.V., Kirilovskiy, S.V., Maslov, A.A. et al. Engineering modeling of the laminar–turbulent transition: Achievements and problems (Review). J Appl Mech Tech Phy 56, 761–776 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1134/S002189441505003X

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