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ABSTRACT 1 



INTRODUCTION 1 



FUNDAMENTAL RELATIONS FOR TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYERS 2 



EXISTING METHODS FOR CALCULATING TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYERS IN A 



PRESSURE GRADIENT 7 



LOCAL SKIN FRICTION AS A FUNCTION OF PRESSURE GRADIENT 15 



LuCaL-SKIN-FRICTION COEFFICIENTS FOR FLAT PLATES AT ZERO PRESSURE 



GRADIENT 20 



INTEGRAL OF THE SHEARING-STRESS DISTRIBUTION ACROSS THE BOUNDARY LAYER . 25 



MODIFIED MOMENTUM AND MOMENT -OF -MOMENTUM EQUATIONS 31 



SUMMARY OF METHOD OF CALCULATING TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYERS IN A 



PRESSURE GRADIENT 35 



ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 37 



REFERENCES 38 



