Abstract: Previously published inception data for cavitation in the wake of sharp-edged disks are reanalyzed. The boundary layer characteristics at the face of the disk are found to play a major role. ...

Abstract: An efficient diffused aeration device was developed using the “air lift” principle. With the aid of theoretical analysis and experimentation over a wide range of geometrical parameters, simple ...

Abstract: Tip vortex cavitation studies were made with a hydrofoil that was elliptical in planform, with an aspect ratio of 3, and having a modified NACA 662 -415 profile. LDV measurements of the ...

Abstract: The cavitation inception process in trailing vortices has been studied for several years. One of the important findings from these studies is the strong sensitivity to nuclei size and number ...

Abstract: Cavitation inception and the associated bubble dynamics in turbulent boundary layers adjacent to surfaces roughened with triangular grooves is investigated in a two-dimensional recirculating water ...

Abstract: Although cavitation inception in jets has been studied extensively, little is known about the more complex problem of a jet flow interacting with an outer flow behind a moving body. This ...

Abstract: This study focused on two aspects of the cavitation damage problem, namely an energy approach to the scaling of cavitation damage in the incubation zone and damage near the leading edge of ...

Abstract: Cavitation observations were made using a highly instrumented 2D NACA 0015 hydrofoil mounted in a specially designed water tunnel. It was found that the dynamic characteristics of the cavitation ...

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 ...