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boundary layer

In fluidics, a narrow region next to a fixed boundary or surface where the fluid velocity rapidly changes from zero to some finite value.
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Syrett, 1995a: Marine boundary layer structure and fractional cloudiness.
CLOUD SYSTEM EVOLUTION IN THE TRADES (CSET): Following the Evolution of Boundary Layer Cloud Systems with the NSF-NCAR GV: The evolution of the boundary layer aerosol, cloud, precipitation, and thermodynamic structures along trajectories within the North Pacific trade winds was investigated using the NSF-NCAR Gulfstream V
The answers will help meteorologists create improved models and make predictions about stable boundary layers, the scientists say.
United States : Scientists launch project to help predict air quality, enhance crop yields
Hornung, "Stabilization of hypersonic boundary layers by porous coatings," AIAA Journal, vol.
Receptivity of the Boundary Layer over a Blunt Wedge with Distributed Roughness at Mach 6
Many researches on the formation of boundary layer and its influence on porous media seepage have been carried out.
The Seepage Model Considering Liquid/Solid Interaction in Confined Nanoscale Pores
Owing to the visualization of the two boundary layers, the purpose of this paper is to highlight some numerical results for MHD natural convection over isothermal and an inclined plate of finite dimensions and taking into account the magnetic dissipation.
Computation of convective heat transfer coefficient for finite inclined and isothermal plate
Reference [5] found similar results and suggested that the problem resides in the turbulence boundary layer schemes that are used in the atmospheric models, mainly because of their bad performance during nighttime.
The Influence of the Intermittent Behavior of the Nocturnal Atmospheric Flow on the Prediction of the Diurnal Temperature Range: A Simplified Model Analysis
Note here that this computational grid did not have a sufficient resolution for the coherent vortices in the turbulent boundary layers. We will improve the grid resolution as well as the boundary conditions, which will be described in the next section.
Identification of vortical structure that drastically worsens aerodynamic drag on a 2-box vehicle using large-scale simulations
Physically, the vorticity generated due to the shrinking of the sheet is not confined within the boundary layer, and the steady flow exists only when adequate suction on the boundary is imposed as reported by Miklavcic and Wang [14].
MHD MIXED CONVECTION BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW THROUGH POROUS MEDIUM DUE TO POROUS NON-LINEARLY SHRINKING SURFACE
The aim of this study is to investigate, the effect of physical parameters on boundary layer flow of nanofluids over a flat plate.
Flow behavior of boundary layer flow of nanofluid over a flat plate using ham
In order to understand the stability characteristic of hypersonic boundary layer, scholars have done much on this problem by experiments.
Temporal and spatial evolution characteristics of disturbance wave in a hypersonic boundary layer due to single-frequency entropy disturbance
Hence, this low-frequency divergence in Figure 9 indicates that the stratified model with isotropic boundary layers has inherent deficiencies in describing the dielectric-composite slabs shown in Figure 1 at oblique incidence.
Homogenization models for a simple dielectric-composite slab upon oblique incidence
The study of boundary layer flow and heat transfer due to stretching surface has numerous applications in industry and technology, such as in polymer extrusion, drawing of copper wires, artificial fibers, paper production, hot rolling, wire drawing, glass fiber, metal extrusion and metal spinning, and continuous stretching of plastic films.
Magnetohydrodynamic boundary layer flow of nanofluid over an exponentially stretching permeable sheet

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