Measuring Skin Friction in a Turbulent Boundary Layer

A turbulent boundary layer forms near a solid surface when fluid flow becomes irregular and mixed. In this region, viscous effects and viscous shear stress dominate because friction between the fluid and the surface slows the flow. Outside the boundary layer, the flow is inviscid, which means friction, thermal conduction, an...

A boundary layer is a thin flow region immediately adjacent to the surface of a solid body in a flow field. The region of flow outside of the boundary layer, called the free stream region has a constant velocity. However, within the boundary layer there is a velocity gradient due to friction at the surface. The boundary layer typically undergoes...