| RefNo | EC/1965/28 |
| Previous numbers | Cert XVII, 147 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Stewartson, Keith: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Description | Citation typed |
| Citation | Distinguished for his contributions to fluid mechanics particularly in boundary layer theory, the mechanics of rotating fluids, magneto-fluid dynamics and aerodynamics. He has correlated flow in compressible and incompressible boundary layers in special but not unrepresentative circumstances and has improved our knowledge of the behaviour of boundary layer flow near separation. He has given a mathematical illustration of the occurrence of one boundary layer inside another and shown how the interaction of the boundary layer with the potential flow outside is fundamental to the determination of edge effects. In addition he has determined much about the behaviour of bodies moving through rotating liquids and through fluids when magnetic fields are present. A list of some 36 papers attached herewith is evidence of the fertility of his research. |
| Proposers | From Personal Knowledge: L Howarth; G K Batchelor; G I Taylor; M J LKighthill; L Rosenhead; G Temple; H Heilbronn; A E Green; D Kuchemann |
| AccessStatus | Open |
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA1970 | Stewartson; Keith (1925 - 1983) | 1925 - 1983 |