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The Influence Of Surface Roughness Frequency On Rotating Sphere Aerodynamics, Jack C. Elliott

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Solving the problems of increasing highway fuel efficiency, throwing a better curve ball, and preventing an aircraft from stalling all have a common thread: controlling flow separation. Defined by the fast moving flow around an object detaching from the object, flow separation has implications for a broad number of engineering fields. Research regarding flow separation control has led to the understanding that the easiest method for delaying flow separation for a given shape is to vary how turbulent the flow around the object is. Varying this turbulence around an object may be achieved through various methods including changing the …