 ##  [Boundary Layer Separation](/index.php/boundary-layer-separation) 

  ##  [Boundary Layer Separation](https://mathlogic.quantumdictionary.io/boundary-layer-separation-0) 

  
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Definition

The detachment of near-boundary flow from a surface, marked by reversal of the near-wall velocity component, breakdown of the attached boundary-layer profile, and a consequential alteration of the overall flow topology and quasi-steady balance.