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One approach to calculating a turbulent boundary layer on a surface with a compliant coating

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A method is proposed for calculating a turbulent boundary layer on a surface with a viscoelastic coating. The method is based on the introduction of the van Driest damping function to account for the effect of the coating on the boundary layer.

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Translated from Inzhenerno-Fizicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 40, No. 4, pp. 657–663, April, 1981.

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Airapetov, A.B. One approach to calculating a turbulent boundary layer on a surface with a compliant coating. Journal of Engineering Physics 40, 393–398 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00825378

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