The boundary layer in hypersonic regimes—typically defined by free-stream Mach numbers exceeding five—exhibits a complex interplay of compressibility, high thermal gradients and non-equilibrium ...

Reprint. Originally published: Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1963. Originally published in series: Fluid motion memoirs. siris_sil_373710 ...

We have found that low levels of helium injection near the leading edge stabilizes the turbulent boundary layer, apparently causing a reverse transition to laminar flow to take place. These results ...