boundary layer

collocation in English

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boundary
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbaʊn.dər.i/
us
/ˈbaʊn.dər.i/
a real or imagined line that marks the edge or limit ...
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layer
noun[C]
uk
/ˈleɪ.ər/
us
/ˈleɪ.ɚ/
a level of material, such as a type of rock or gas, that is different from the material above or below it, or a thin sheet of ...
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(Definition ofboundaryandlayerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Theboundarylayeris not approximately force-free and steep pressure drops develop inside it.
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Moreover, this solution appears to be exponentially small inside the inclusion and it is non-negligible only in a thinboundarylayer.
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To derive this differential equation we first transform (1.3) to a localizedboundarylayercoordinate system centered near the spike.
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They considered theboundarylayeron a rotating disc and formulated the instability equations for inviscid disturbances of wavelength comparable with theboundary-layerthickness.
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One assumes a location for theboundarylayerand writes the variables in appropriate form relative to this location.
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The two-dimensional form is used because we are concerned only with a two-dimensionalboundarylayerin this investigation.
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For a planeboundarylayerthere is no readily apparent limiting transverse length.
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Besides theboundarylayeron a solid wall, there is another group of boundary layers.
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As the interaction of the stretched cross-vortex tube with theboundarylayerprogresses, the vortex tube ages and gradually loses its identity.
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On this basis, the perturbation would be much less in water than in air, for a given temperature difference across theboundarylayer.
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He also ignored theboundarylayer, but assumed that the wake is closed and proved that within the closed wake, vorticity is constant.
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In our analysis we omitted the effects of the side-wallboundarylayer.
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Thus, the adiabatic compressibleboundarylayeris shown to be more stable with respect to small disturbances than the incompressible one.
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Thus, a compressibleboundarylayeris more stable than the incompressibleone.
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Thus, as theboundarylayerthickens because of an excessive injection rate, the hot wire moves a certain distance away from the wall.
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As a result, the circulation is locked in aboundarylayernear the source.
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The first method tried was that of a small circular cylinder momentarily introduced into theboundarylayerthrough a hole in the plate.
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The increased penetration of the d2mixing region leads to the interference of theboundarylayera t the last measuring location.
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The external salinity was varied from experiment to experiment and the motion in theboundarylayerwas observed.
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The wall to free-stream temperature ratio also plays a role in determining the characteristics of the stratifiedboundarylayer.
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In the central region, therefore, the process loses its similarity to theboundarylayer, where such an interaction cannot occur.
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The analogy with the classical problem of the viscousboundarylayeron a body of revolution is quite evident.
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In this way, small packets are shielded from the full straining potential of theboundarylayer.
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At station 7, theboundarylayerwas 2-3 in. thick.
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A possible justification for a mixed velocity scaling comes from the energy balance of theboundarylayer.
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