Abstract
In this paper, we investigated physical characteristics of an artificial supercavity generated behind an axisymmetric cavitator. Experiments for the same model were carried out at two different cavitation tunnels of the Chungnam National University and the University of Minnesota, and the results were compared and verified with each other. We measured pressures inside the cavity and observed the cavity formation by using a high-speed camera. Cavitation parameters were evaluated in considering blockage effects of the tunnel, and gravitational effects on supercavity dimensions were examined. Cavity dimensions corresponding to the unbounded cavitation number were compared. In addition, we investigated how artificial supercavitation develops according to the combination of injection positions and direction.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 227-237 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 2017 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) under Grant No. 2014M3C1A9060786 and Ministry of Defense (Advanced Naval Vessels Research Laboratory and Civil Military Technology Center).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Society of Naval Architects of Korea
Keywords
- Artificial supercavitation
- Blockage effect
- Cavitation tunnel
- Cavitator
- Gravitational effect
- Supercavitation