An accurate method for solving the Orr-Sommerfeld equation

DOI10.1007/BF00042862zbMath0419.76011MaRDI QIDQ1132705

Th. L. van Stijn, A. I. van de Vooren

Publication date: 1980

Published in: Journal of Engineering Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

zbMATH Keywords

Orr-Sommerfeld equationBlasius profileaccurate method

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications to the sciences (65Z05) Jets and cavities, cavitation, free-streamline theory, water-entry problems, airfoil and hydrofoil theory, sloshing (76B10)

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