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Turbulent spots in boundary layers in a free-piston shock-tunnel flow

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In this paper, experiments to detect turbulent spots in the transitional boundary layers, formed on a flat plate in a free-piston shock tunnel flow, are reported. Experiments indicate that thin-film heat-transfer gauges are suitable for identifying turbulent-spot activity and can be used to identify parameters such as the convection rate of spots and the intermittency of turbulence.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Queensland, 4072, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

    D. J. Mee & C. P. Goyne

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Mee, D.J., Goyne, C.P. Turbulent spots in boundary layers in a free-piston shock-tunnel flow. Shock Waves 6, 337–343 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02511324

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