research: Turbulent Boundary Layer At Mach 8

Mark Baumgartner

Below and to the right are Filtered Rayleigh side-view images of boundary layers at Mach 8. The flow is from left to right. The Reynolds number based on momentum thickness is about 3,600. On the right, side-view images of dye in a boundary layer in water flow at zero Mach number. The Reynolds number based on momentum thickness is about 700.

Below and to the left are Filtered Rayleigh plan-view images of boundary layers at Mach 8. The flow is from left to right. The Reynolds number based on momentum thickness is about 3,600. On the right, plan-view images of dye in a boundary layer in water flow at zero Mach number. The Reynolds number based on momentum thickness is about 700.