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On the transverse growths of turbulent spots in a heated boundary layer with favorable pressure gradient

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  1. The main sources of error in determining the relative values of spreading angle obtained from the two types of liquid crystal are the spatial resolution of liquid crystal images and the uncertainty associated with perspective transformation of the images from SSLC. The spatial resolution is 0.5 mm/pixel and the error due to the perspective transformation is 0.2°. Therefore, the total errors in the spreading angles are estimated to be ±0.6° for the TSLC and ±0.7° for SSLC.

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  1. School of Engineering and Design, Brunel University, Uxbridge, UK

    Tze Pei Chong

  2. School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

    Shan Zhong

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Chong, T.P., Zhong, S. On the transverse growths of turbulent spots in a heated boundary layer with favorable pressure gradient. J Vis 15, 189–192 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12650-012-0130-5

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