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Nucleation effects on tip vortex cavitation inception location
conference contribution
posted on 2023-05-23, 15:08 authored by Khoo, MT, James VenningJames Venning, Bryce PearceBryce Pearce, Paul BrandnerPaul BrandnerNuclei, or microbubble, populations are inextricably linked to tip vortex cavitation (TVC) inception and dynamics. In order to gain a better quantitative understanding of this relationship, high-speed video measurements were taken in a cavitation tunnel of TVC inception locations about an elliptical hydrofoil in flows with mono- and polydisperse injected nuclei populations. Sample sizes of O(1000) were acquired. For both populations, inception occurred between 0.02 chord lengths upstream of the hydrofoil tip and about 2.1 chord lengths downstream along the cavity trajectory. However, inception location distribution varied significantly with nuclei population. This is explained by the higher concentrations of weaker nuclei in the monodisperse case, which increases the distance along the vortex within which nuclei are susceptible to cavitation. These results provide the foundation for studies on TVC dynamics and acoustics.
History
Publication title
Proceedings of the 22nd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference AFMC2020Editors
H Chanson and R BrownPagination
1-4ISBN
9781742723419Department/School
Australian Maritime CollegePublisher
The University of QueenslandPlace of publication
BrisbaneEvent title
22nd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference AFMC2020Event Venue
Brisbane, AustraliaDate of Event (Start Date)
2020-12-07Date of Event (End Date)
2020-12-10Repository Status
- Restricted