Abstract: Sheet cavitation has been traditionally analyzed with ideal fluid theory that employs the cavitation number as the single parameter. However, characteristics of cavitation can significantly depend ...

Abstract: The effect of air flux from ventilated partial cavities on drag of bodies was studied. An integral equation method for estimation of air bubble effects on drag was employed and validated with ...

Abstract: Mechanical engineers often are forced to be concerned with cavitation in flows near bodies or within machinery. Viscous effects on cavitation introduce difficulties in design, because these effects ...

Abstract: Partial cavitation reduces hydrofoil friction, but a drag penalty associated with unsteady cavity dynamics usually occurs. With the aid of inviscid theory a design procedure is developed to ...