Aspects of Boundary Layer Theory

This book is a review of several theoretical and experimental results dealing with boundary layers formed by fluid moving along a wall.  Topics include a new boundary layer velocity peaking model for mass and momentum conservation, a new simple explanation of aerodynamic lift using the peaking model, and a review of the integral moment method for describing boundary layer thickness and shape.  Additional topics cover a range of boundary layer and turbulent boundary layer modeling.   The different topics are meant to be standalone although there is some interconnection and references between chapters.  The topics are not meant to be an exhaustive examination of boundary layer theory but instead are a summary of the work the author conducted while working as a civilian researcher at the United States Air Force Research Laboratory.  The work primarily deals with the basic theory and conceptual models for boundary layer flow.  Be forewarned that this is not a simple review of boundary layer theory found in the literature.  Much of the work is a direct challenge to the basic theory and conceptual models existing in the present-day boundary layer literature.  Most of the challenges come in a manner that is relatively easy for the reader to verify themselves.  To further encourage the reader to verify the enclosed work, an Appendix is added to take the reader through the process of setting up and doing fluid flow simulations for verification purposes.