The stability of the boundary layer on a sphere rotating in a uniform axial flow

DOI10.1016/j.euromechflu.2003.08.004zbMath1069.76021MaRDI QIDQ1765710

N. Peake, S. J. Garrett

Publication date: 23 February 2005

Published in: European Journal of Mechanics. B. Fluids (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euromechflu.2003.08.004

zbMATH Keywords

convective instability; Absolute instability

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

76E15: Absolute and convective instability and stability in hydrodynamic stability

76D10: Boundary-layer theory, separation and reattachment, higher-order effects

76E07: Rotation in hydrodynamic stability

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