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Is the Dolphin a Red Herring?

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Turbulence Management and Relaminarisation

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The stability of the boundary layer flowing over compliant coating has been investigated experimentally in a towing tank. The growth rates of artificially generated Tollmien-Schlichting waves are compared with calculated values to confirm the predicted stabilizing properties of appropriate coatings. The best surface tested showed an increase in transition Reynolds number of 30% over that of a rigid surface.

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  1. Teddington and Cambridge University Engineering Department, British Maritime Technology, UK

    M. Gaster

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  1. California Institute of Technology, 91125, Pasadena, CA, USA

    H. W. Liepmann

  2. National Aeronautical Laboratory and Institute of Science, Bangalore, India

    R. Narasimha

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Gaster, M. (1988). Is the Dolphin a Red Herring?. In: Liepmann, H.W., Narasimha, R. (eds) Turbulence Management and Relaminarisation. International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-83281-9_21

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