Explore: Schlichting Waves

In fluid dynamics, a Tollmien–Schlichting wave (often abbreviated T-S wave) is a streamwise unstable wave which arises in a bounded shear flow (such as

of mechanical waves are seismic waves, gravity waves, surface waves and string vibrations. In an electromagnetic wave (such as light), coupling between

tend to excite two-dimensional instabilities such as Tollmien–Schlichting waves (T-S waves), while vortical disturbances tend to lead to the growth of three-dimensional

Hermann Schlichting (22 September 1907 – 15 June 1982) was a German fluid dynamics engineer. Hermann Schlichting studied from 1926 till 1930 mathematics

Trans. ASME, Ser. C 90. Wazzan, A. R. "Spatial stability of Tollmien-Schlichting waves." Progress in Aerospace Sciences 16 (1975): 99–127. Wazzan, A. R.

with a frequency under 12 Hz, much smaller than the usual Tollmien-Schlichting wave frequency. He also observed fluctuations in boundary layer thickness

dissertation, The Nonlinear Interaction of Goertler Vortices and Tollmien-Schlichting Waves in Compressible Boundary Layers, was supervised by Hossein Haj-Hariri

This is a list of waves named after people (eponymous waves). Eponym List of eponymous laws Waves Scientific phenomena named after people Truesdell, C

Lürssen (S195 to S218) and twelve from Schlichting (S219 to S230), although the final two from the Schlichting order were seemingly deferred, to be re-included

flow to turbulence results in Tollmien–Schlichting waves, which were named after him and Hermann Schlichting. Tollmien, Walter (1929): Über die Entstehung