TY - JOUR AU - AB - Exp Fluids (2017) 58:14 DOI 10.1007/s00348-017-2301-6 RESEARCH ARTICLE Spanwise boundary layer modulations using finite discrete suction for transition delay 1 1 Sohrab S. Sattarzadeh  · Jens H. M. Fransson   Received: 15 September 2016 / Revised: 3 January 2017 / Accepted: 7 January 2017 / Published online: 7 February 2017 © The Author(s) 2017. This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com Abstract Discrete suction is deployed in a flat plate drag in the total drag budget for aerodynamically smooth boundary layer to create spanwise mean velocity gradients bodies (Joslin 1998), explains the vast interest in develop- (SVG) with the goal of delaying the onset of laminar-to- ing new technologies to reduce skin-friction drag. turbulent transition. It is shown that finite boundary layer The application of wall-suction systems has been suction through a set of holes in a spanwise oriented array known, since long, to stabilize boundary layers (see, e.g., in the flat plate is successful in setting up steady and robust Gad-el-Hak 2000). Laminar flow control aimed at drag streamwise streaks in the boundary layer. Today, the SVG reduction using suction through spanwise slots, and porous method for transition control is known to attenuate the panels or discrete holes have been applied in TI - Spanwise boundary layer modulations using finite discrete suction for transition delay JO - Experiments in Fluids DO - 10.1007/s00348-017-2301-6 DA - 2017-02-07 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/unpaywall/spanwise-boundary-layer-modulations-using-finite-discrete-suction-for-qzopsdFyRF DP - DeepDyve ER -