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Ludwig Prandtl and boundary layers in fluid flow

How a small viscosity can cause large effects

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In 1904, Prandtl proposed the concept of boundary layers that revolutionised the study of fluid mechanics. In this article we present the basic ideas of boundary layers and boundary-layer separation, a phenomenon that distinguishes streamlined from bluff bodies.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, 560 012, Bangalore, India

    Jaywant H. Arakeri

  2. CTFD Division, NAL, 560 017, Bangalore, India

    P. N. Shankar

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Arakeri, J.H., Shankar, P.N. Ludwig Prandtl and boundary layers in fluid flow. Reson 5, 48–63 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02840395

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