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The preceding Chapter dealt with stability of laminar flows, their perturbation and transition to the turbulent state. In discussing the transition process, we prepared the essentials for better understanding the basic physics of the more complex turbulent flow, which is still an unresolved and extremely challenging problem in fluid mechanics.

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Schobeiri, M.T. (2012). Turbulent Flow and Modeling in Turbomachinery. In: Turbomachinery Flow Physics and Dynamic Performance. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-24675-3_20

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