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Development of a local disturbance in the boundary layer on a curved surface

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The process of nonlinear development of a local transverse disturbance on a concave surface is analyzed and the mechanism of formation of the resulting periodic structure is examined. Attention is concentrated on a qualitative analysis of the flow. Equations describing the development of a transverse disturbance in a laminar boundary layer are obtained on the basis of the asymptotic behavior of the Navier-Stokes equations as Re → ∞. A solution describing the Taylor vortices formed between two coaxial cylinders when the inner cylinder rotates is obtained. The experimental data on Görtler vortices in boundary layers are analyzed.

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    Yu. G. Gurevich

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Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 1, pp. 23–31, January–February, 1990.

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Gurevich, Y.G. Development of a local disturbance in the boundary layer on a curved surface. Fluid Dyn 25, 18–25 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01051292

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