SIMPLE aerodynamic configurations under even modest conditions can exhibit complex
flows with a wide range of temporal and spatial features. It has become common practice in …

This article contains a review of modal stability theory. It covers local stability analysis of
parallel flows including temporal stability, spatial stability, phase velocity, group velocity …

APCAT II (Long-Term Advanced Propulsion Concepts and Technologies)[1] is a follow-up of
the previous EC co-funded project LAPCAT [2]. The objective is to develop different vehicle …

Boundary layer transition over a lifting body of 1.6 m length at. The model geometry is the
same as the Hypersonic Transition Research Vehicle designed by the China Aerodynamics …

The linear global instability and resulting transition to turbulence induced by an isolated
cylindrical roughness element of height) roughness element sustaining only the sinuous …

Görtler vortices developed in laminar boundary layer experience remarkable changes when
the flow is subjected to compressibility effects. In the present study, five. The subharmonic …

A numerical investigation is carried out to study the transition of a subsonic boundary layer
on a flat plate with roughness elements distributed over the entire surface. Post-transition …

The present thesis constitutes a step forward in advancing the frontiers of knowledge of fluid
flow instability from a physical point of view, as a consequence of having been successful in …

Global stability analysis and direct numerical simulation of boundary layers with an isolated
roughness element Page 1 J. Fluid Mech. (2022), vol. 949, A12, doi:10.1017/jfm.2022.749 Global …

Steady laminar flow over a rounded-tip. The flow conditions are selected to match the
planned flight of the Hypersonic Flight Research Experimentation HIFiRE-5 test geometry at …