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Secondary Instabilities of Görtler Vortices in High-Speed Boundary Layers

Mechanisms and Flow Control on Laminar-Turbulent Transition

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  • Nominated by the Tsinghua University China as an outstanding thesis in the field
  • Is the most comprehensive study ever on Görtler instability at high speeds
  • Serves as a valuable guide to instability analysis for those new to the field
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
  2. Introduction

    • Jie Ren
    Pages 1-14
  3. Methodology

    • Jie Ren
    Pages 15-28
  4. Linear Instability

    • Jie Ren
    Pages 29-50
  5. Secondary Instability

    • Jie Ren
    Pages 51-72
  6. Conclusions and Outlook

    • Jie Ren
    Pages 87-88
  7. Back Matter

    Pages 89-94

About this book

This thesis first reveals the mechanism of Görtler instabilities and then demonstrates how transitions at hypersonic flows can be effectively controlled (either promoted or suppressed) with Görtler or Klebanoff modes. It focuses on understanding and controlling flow transitions from mild laminar to fully turbulent flows at high speeds—aspects that have become crucial at the dawn of an incredible era, in which hypersonic vehicles are becoming available. Once this occurs, it will be possible to travel from Beijing to Los Angeles within just 2 hours, and we will all live in a genuinely global village—and not just virtually, but physically.

Görtler instabilities have often been used to promote flow transition in hypersonic vehicles. However, how Görtler instabilities are excited and how they evolve in hypersonic flows are questions that have yet to be answered.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

    Jie Ren

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Secondary Instabilities of Görtler Vortices in High-Speed Boundary Layers

  • Book Subtitle: Mechanisms and Flow Control on Laminar-Turbulent Transition

  • Authors: Jie Ren

  • Series Title: Springer Theses

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6832-4

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-6831-7Published: 08 November 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-4955-3Published: 23 December 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-6832-4Published: 27 October 2017

  • Series ISSN: 2190-5053

  • Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 94

  • Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations, 41 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Engineering Fluid Dynamics, Classical Mechanics, Mathematical and Computational Engineering

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eBook USD 84.99
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  • Read on any device
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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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