Abstract: This paper discusses tests conducted in the hydrodynamic tunnel of the University of Grenoble on a 3D oscillating hydrofoil. Visualization of unsteady tip vortex cavitation indicates a strong ...

Abstract: The results of an experimental work concerning the behavior of flows with partial cavities are presented. The tests were carried out using a plano-convex foil placed in the free surface channel ...

Abstract: An analytical model is proposed for the prediction of cavitation erosion of ductile materials. It is based upon a physical analysis of the work-hardening process due to the successive bubble ...

Abstract: The erosive efficiency of cavitating vortices is well known, although its exact mechanism has not been clarified. In order to bring fundamental information to the subject, a new device called ...

Abstract: An optical interferometric technique has been used to determine the 3-D shape of cavitation erosion pits. The method which is particularly suitable to the determination of pit diameter and pit ...

Abstract: Pressure pulse height spectra (PPHS) are measured in the case of partial cavitation attached to the leading edge of a hydrofoil. It is shown that the distributions of pressure pulses around ...