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chicken6
5th Jan 2003, 01:18
Got a question from one of the other instructors last month, still can't formulate a good answer.

Why does (according to Kermode) the transition point move forward with an increase in airspeed?

Look forward to some replies.

john_tullamarine
5th Jan 2003, 01:35
To do with Reynolds Number .... which is the principal factor determining flow transition ... up the speed .. up the Re and the transition occurs sooner downstream ... i.e. moves forward along the wing surface.

Go to this site (http://aerodyn.org/) and search for Reynolds Number and transition.

.. not worth losing any sleep over, though ..