NASA is mounting an experiment the agency hopes will shed light on boundary layer transition, which caused considerable uncertainty during the space shuttle's return-to-flight mission in August 2005.
The study of hypersonic boundary layer transition and instability encompasses the complex processes by which a thin, near-wall flow region shifts from a smooth, laminar state to a highly chaotic, ...
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