The impact of a forward-facing step (FFS) on the development of stationary crossflow
instability is investigated on a swept wing model in a low-turbulence wind tunnel at chord …

Surface step effects on boundary-layer transition are modeled using a variable N-factor
method for transition dominated by Tollmien–Schlichting instabilities. Experimental …

An experimental study has been carried out to determine the influence of a forward facing-
step (FFS) on the laminar–turbulent transition of a swept wing boundary layer. Wind tunnel …

Laminar–turbulent transition downstream of a backward-facing step (BFS) in a two-
dimensional zero-pressure-gradient boundary layer is investigated computationally for step …

Experiments have been conducted on a swept wing model in a low-turbulence wind tunnel
at chord Reynolds number of to investigate the unsteady interaction of a forward-facing step …

The temperature-sensitive paint (TSP) method, an optical measurement technique, is used
for qualitative skin friction visualizations in a wide variety of aerodynamic applications. One …

An experimental study is performed to determine the mechanisms by which a forward-facing
step impacts the growth and breakdown to turbulence of the stationary cross-flow instability …

This paper provides a review of the current findings in receptivity for subsonic/transonic
flows, including a discussion of the origin of the concept via Mark Morkovin, a remarkable …

A novel mechanism is identified, through which a spanwise-invariant surface feature (a two-
dimensional forward-facing step) significantly stabilizes the stationary crossflow instability of …

The interaction between forward-facing steps of several heights and a pre-existing critical
stationary crossflow instability of a swept-wing boundary layer is analysed. Direct numerical …