The present book contains papers that have been selected from contributions to the First International Symposium on Turbulent Shear Flows which was held from th

Develops a physical theory from the mass of experimental results, with revisions to reflect advances of recent years.

A good understanding of turbulent compressible flows is essential to the design and operation of high-speed vehicles. Such flows occur, for example, in the exte

The first four symposia in the series on turbulent shear flows have been held alternately in the United States and Europe with the first and third being held at

The Seventh Symposium was held on the campus of Stanford University with·a combination offacilities and weather which made it possible to add open-air poster s