Modeling of Cavitation Bubble Dynamics in Multicomponent Mixtures

Abstract

Investigation on cavitation in multicomponent (solid-liquid and liquid-liquid) mixtures has many applications in the industries and engineering. In this paper, for simulation of multicomponent mixtures, a set of equations with first-order bubble-wall Mach number is derived for a single spherical bubble in quasihomogeneous mixtures. Cavitation bubble behaviors in several kinds of liquid-liquid and solid-liquid mixtures are numerically calculated based on the current model, including the temporal variations in the bubble radius, pressure, and temperature inside the bubble. Specifically, the analysis is focused on the impact of pressure and temperature, while the bubble collapses in the mixtures. The computed results are compared with the previously reported experimental ones to demonstrate the validity of the current model and the numerical procedures.