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Itiro Tani
Pages 228-231

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... Tani published more than one hundred scientific papers and ten books. In particular, he made substantial, pioneering contributions to the theory of the boundary layer ant!
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... Tani reported pioneering methods for calculating the aerodynamic performance of airfoils and wings, and further, he wrote a famous paper on the design of shapes for which transition from laminar- to turbulent-boundary-layer flow is substantially delayed. These highly original papers were published in reports of the Aeronautical Research Institute, as were the results of his research on permissible surface roughness in the laminar boundary layers.
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... Tani received many prestigious awards, both in Japan and internationally. He received the Toyo Rayon Science and Technology Award in 1966, and in 1968 theJapanese Academy honored him with the Japan Academy Prize, which is considered to be Japan's most honorable distinction.
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  • wrote extensively
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  • ground effect
  • stepwise change
  • toyo rayon

  • japan academy
  • jump dynamics
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  • maintain laminar

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  • modern airfoils
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  • marco polo

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