Abstract:Wall temperature significantly affects the stability and receptivity of the boundary layer. Changing the wall temperature locally may therefore be an effective laminar flow control technique. However, the situation is complicated when the wall temperature distribution is nonuniform, and previous experiments have found that local wall cooling may delay the onset of transition. In this paper, we attempt to clarify the physical mechanisms whereby the local wall temperature affects the transition and the stability… Show more
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