Preface

This book presents recent advances in boundary layer flows and modern analytical and computational techniques to deepen the understanding of laminar and turbulent flows, which may be compressible or incompressible. It presents interpretations of theoretical and experimental results in boundary layer flows and directions for future research. There are chapters on atmospheric boundary layers, laminar boundary layers, the physics of the transition from laminar to turbulent flow, the turbulent boundary layer and its governing equations in time-averaging form, drag prediction by integral methods, turbulence modeling and differential methods, and current topics and problems in research and industry. The book also includes different numerical methods to solve boundary layer equations, their stability, and convergence. Written by the world's authoritative experts in the field, this book provides the opportunity to explore studies on boundary layer theory and their importance to the nonlinear theory of viscous and electrically conducting flows, the theory of heat and mass transfer, and the dynamics of reactive and multiphase media and aerodynamics. This volume is a useful resource for applied mathematicians, physicists, and engineers working with laminar and turbulent boundary layer flows.

#### **Vallampati Ramachandra Prasad**

Department of Mathematics, School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India

> **Valter Silva** Senior Researcher, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal

**João Cardoso** Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

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Section 1

Laminar and Turbulent Flows

Section 1
