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The results of a two dimensional experiment are described, performed in the similar laminar, and transitional part of a boundary layer flow (Hartree β= −0.14) under natural disturbance conditions. At 23 streamwise stations, mean velocity profiles, power spectra, power distributions across the boundary layer and amplification spectra are measured and compared with boundary layer- and linear stability calculations.
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Wubben, F.J.M., Passchier, D.M., Van Ingen, J.L. (1990). Experimental Investigation of Tollmien Schlichting Instability and Transition in Similar Boundary Layer Flow in an Adverse Pressure Gradient. In: Arnal, D., Michel, R. (eds) Laminar-Turbulent Transition. International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-84103-3_2
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