Prediction of Gaseous Cavitation Occurrence in Various Liquids Based on Two-Phase Flow Analogy

Abstract

An analytical method for predicting the cavitation occurrence is developed applying an analogy with the choking condition of two-phase flow. The effects of the presence of inert gas and thermodynamic depression on the inception of cavitation are estimated in various liquids such as water, freon, hydrogen, and sodium. It is clearly shown that the thermodynamic effects are remarkable in the case of low flow velocity in fluids with small Spraker’s B-factor (<1.0m−1 ). Also, the predicted values show reasonable agreement with some experimental data.