Boundary layer is the region near a solid where the fluid motion is affected by the solid boundary. In the bulk of the fluid the flow is usually governed by the theory of ideal fluids. By contrast, viscosity is important in the boundary layer. The division of the problem of flow past an solid object into these two parts, as suggested by Prandtl in 1904 has proved to be of fundamental importance in fluid mechanics.
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