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A Simple Integral Method for the Calculation of Thick Axisymmetric Turbulent Boundary Layers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 June 2016

V C Patel
V C Patel*
Affiliation:
Institute of Hydraulic Research, University of Iowa
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Summary

A simple integral method is described for the calculation of a thick axisymmetric turbulent boundary layer. It is shown that the development of the boundary layer can be predicted with acceptable accuracy by using an approximate form of the momentum-integral equation, an appropriate skin-friction law, and an entrainment equation obtained for axisymmetric boundary layers. The method also involves the explicit use of a velocity profile family in order to interrelate some of the integral parameters. Available experimental results have been used to demonstrate the general accuracy of the method.

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Research Article
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Aeronautical Quarterly , Volume 25 , Issue 1 , February 1974 , pp. 47 - 58
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Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society. 1974

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