LINEAR-STABILITY THEORY APPLIED TO BOUNDARY-LAYERS

The objective of this review is to provide a critical evaluation of li near stability theory for wall-bounded shear flows, with an emphasis o n results, not techniques. The results deal with applications to diffe rent flowfields related to aircraft systems. Because the flight condit ion is usually a low-disturbance environment, stability plays an impor tant role in the transition process. Linear stability theory is not a new topic, so emphasis is placed on the most recent accomplishments.