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Interacting Boundary Layer Methods and Applications

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In this chapter the derivation of the viscous integral boundary layer equations is presented in an unsteady, two-dimensional form. Closure sets for both laminar and turbulent flow conditions together with a laminar to turbulent transition method are given. The solution methods for the inviscid region and the viscous-inviscid interaction coupling scheme are briefly discussed. The numerical solution of the integral boundary layer equations are first presented assuming a prescribed solution for the inviscid flow region and then for the coupled viscous-inviscid interacting boundary layer method.

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Özdemir, H. (2020). Interacting Boundary Layer Methods and Applications. In: Stoevesandt, B., Schepers, G., Fuglsang, P., Yuping, S. (eds) Handbook of Wind Energy Aerodynamics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05455-7_11-1

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