Abstract
Tip vortex cavitation is one of the most classical themes in fluid mechanics. Although many experimental and theoretical studies have been performed, unsolved problems still remain. In particular, the trailing vortices at the tip of the hydrofoil directly affects the hydrodynamic and acoustic performance of submerged objects such as the marine propeller, rudder and various foil-shaped appendages of the ship. In this study, the experimental results from the measurements of the vortex cavitation from the tip of two different three-dimensional hydrofoils are presented. Experiments have been carried out in Chungnam National University-Cavitation Tunnel (CNU-CT). By high speed imaging technique, the development process of vortex cavitation is observed in detail. Based on the high-speed images, physical features of the cavity inception and the swirling motion of the tip vortex cavity flow are examined. In addition, the induced noise characteristics in the vortex development process are examined by unsteady pressure measurements. The forces exerted on the hydrofoil were also measured using a dynamometer with a view to verify the scaling relation between the inception cavitation number and the non-dimensional parameters namely, the coefficient of lift, CL and the Reynolds number, Re. The results further shed light on the cause of the intense noise induced by tip vortex cavitation.
Funder
National Research Foundation of Korea
Subject
Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes,Computer Science Applications,Process Chemistry and Technology,General Engineering,Instrumentation,General Materials Science
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6 articles.
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