Instability mechanisms in shear-flow transition.

B. J. Bayly; T. Herbert

doi:10.1146/annurev.fluid.20.1.359

Instability mechanisms in shear-flow transition.

B. J. Bayly, T. Herbert

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Results from classical inviscid and viscous stability theory are reviewed in relation to turbulent shear flow at high Reynolds numbers. The nonlinear growth and equilibration of two dimensional waves in wall bounded and free shear flows is next considered. Three dimensional secondary instability is then described and interpreted in terms of the theory of instability of elliptical vortices.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	359-391
Number of pages	33
Journal	ANN. REV. FLUID MECH.
Volume	20 , 1988
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.fluid.20.1.359
State	Published - 1988

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