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NOTATION 



A Coefficient in general auxiliary equation, 

 Equation [84] 



a Constant in Equation [19] 



B Coefficient in general auxiliary equation, 

 Equation [84] 



b Constant in Equation [19] 



C Constant 



C f Drag coefficient, D/^pU 2 S 



D Drag 



E Function of H in Table 3 



e Base of natural logarithms 



H Shape parameter of velocity profiles, 6*/$ 



I Shearing-stress distribution integral, ( Z-dtiJ\ 



•'o Ty \(5 / 



i Subscript referring to initial 

 conditions 



n Exponent of power law for velocity profiles, 

 Equation [8] 



o Subscript for flat-plate quantities 



p Pressure in fluid 



q Exponent in Equation [62] 



R x Reynolds number based on x, Ux/v 



R e Reynolds number based on 9, WQ/v 



r w Transverse radius to surface of body of revolution 



S Surface area 



s Constant in Equation [26] 



t Subscript indicating quantities at the trailing 

 edge of an airfoil 



U Velocity at outer edge of boundary layer 



U^, Undisturbed velocity of fluid 



u Velocity in boundary layer parallel to surface 



u t Friction velocity, y^\Jp 



v Velocity in boundary layer normal to surface 



W Width 



x Coordinate parallel to surface 



y Coordinate normal to surface 



a. Pressure-gradient parameter, — -j£- 



8 Shearing-stress parameter, — — y 



w "i 



r Buri pressure-gradient parameter, -tj -r- R e 



