Viscous Flow

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Viscous Flow

• Viscous flow over an airfoil
• Pressure and velocity distributions
• Velocity and shear stress distributions
• Laminar turbulent boundary layer comparison
• Boundary layer transition
• Laminar turbulent airfoils
• Boundary layer separation

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Viscous Flow Over An Airfoil
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Pressure and Velocity Distributions
Bernoullis Equation
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Velocity and Shear Stress Distributions
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Laminar Turbulent Boundary Layer Comparison
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Boundary Layer Transition
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Laminar TurbulentBoundary Layer Results
Laminar
Turbulent
Boundary layer thickness
Local skin friction coef.
Total skin friction coef.
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Laminar Turbulent Airfoils
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Boundary Layer Separation
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Separated Flow Effects