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Asymptotic structure incorporating double and triple decks
Author(s) -
ElMistikawy T.M.A.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
zamm ‐ journal of applied mathematics and mechanics / zeitschrift für angewandte mathematik und mechanik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.449
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1521-4001
pISSN - 0044-2267
DOI - 10.1002/zamm.200800085
Subject(s) - deck , trailing edge , flow (mathematics) , boundary layer , structural engineering , mechanics , geometry , geology , physics , mathematics , engineering
The flow along a flat plate of finite length develops – near the trailing edge – into a double deck structure when it is a jet layer with quiescent outer flow and into a triple deck structure when it is a boundary layer with streaming outer flow. It is shown here that the transfer from one structure to another is singular; requiring matching of two main decks. The double deck structure is, in essence, a triple deck structure with collapsing upper deck.