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Receptivity to Freestream Turbulence and the Effect of Longitudinal Vortices in Boundary Layer Transition

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Cause and effect of longitudinal vortices in boundary layer transition are examined through studies on receptivity to freestream turbulence and secondary instability of a spanwise periodic flow, respectively. Receptivity results are consistent with experimental data and underscore the importance of nonparallel effects. Floquet analysis reveals that large spanwise modulations cause strong amplification of secondary disturbances at high frequencies and may lead to imminent transition.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 43210-1107, USA

    Yi-Chung Su & Thorwald Herbert

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  1. Aerospace and Mechanical Enginering, University of Arizona, 85721, Tucson, AZ, USA

    Hermann F. Fasel

  2. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Arizona, 85287, Tempe, AZ, USA

    William S. Saric

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Su, YC., Herbert, T. (2000). Receptivity to Freestream Turbulence and the Effect of Longitudinal Vortices in Boundary Layer Transition. In: Fasel, H.F., Saric, W.S. (eds) Laminar-Turbulent Transition. IUTAM Symposia. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03997-7_15

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