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A new calculation of the wake of a flat plate

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A new method is presented for the calculation of the wake of a finite flat plate. The method is based upon the recent investigations of the boundary layer near the trailing edge, which led to the triple-deck structure. This multi-layered structure has now been extended to the “classical” wake, which in fact is the continuation of the lowest two layers of the triple-deck. With this new numerical formulation an accuracy of 10−3% can easily be achieved.

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    A. E. P. Veldman

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Veldman, A.E.P. A new calculation of the wake of a flat plate. J Eng Math 9, 65–70 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01535498

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