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Surface roughness is an important factor of boundary layer transition from laminar to turbulent on blunt shapes at high-speeds. We contribute new experimental data to validate a current correlation that explains transition by assuming transient growth of disturbances.

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This page is a summary of: Experimental Investigation of Roughness Effects on Transition on Blunt Spherical Capsule Shapes, Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, March 2019, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA),
DOI: 10.2514/1.a34295.
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