Matched asymptotic expansions, Prandtl's classical boundary layer concept, boundary layer characteristics, second order boundary layer theory, local (similarity) solutions of the boundary layer equations, introduction to viscous-inviscid interaction theory (triple deck) for the examples of the trailing edge problem and boundary layer separation.
Imparting and application of perturbation techniques for the treatment of high Reynolds number flows (typically fundamental problems of aerodynamics). Systematic and rational simplification of the Navier-Stokes equations by matched asymptotic expansions. The goal is the physical understanding of (wall-bounded) shear flow behaviour.
