Numerical prediction of cavitation erosion risk in an axisymmetric nozzle using a multi-scale approach

Z Wang, H Cheng, B Ji - Physics of Fluids, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
In the present study, a two-way coupling Eulerian–Lagrangian approach is developed to
assess the cavitation erosion risk in an axisymmetric nozzle. Macroscopic cavitation …

Modeling of shock wave produced by collapse of cavitation bubble using a fully conservative multiphase model

VT Nguyen, TH Phan, WG Park - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
In this study, we extensively validated the applicability of the fully conservative compressible
multiphase flow model to simulate the collapse of cavitation bubbles. The mathematical …

Assessment of cavitation erosion risk by Eulerian–Lagrangian multiscale modeling

L Li, C Pei, Z Wang, Z Lin, X Li, Z Zhu - International Journal of Mechanical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Cavitation erosion in fluid machineries is a complicated physicochemical and instantaneous
process, leading to material loss and reduced efficiency. As the cavitation and the …

Numerical investigation on the impact pressure induced by a cavitation bubble collapsing near a solid wall

D Zhao, F Deng, L Zhang - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Cavitation erosion often occurs on the surface of many underwater applications, which can
cause severe damage to materials and reduce their performance. Since the cause of …

Dynamics of a cavitation bubble near a solid surface and the induced damage

HJ Sagar, O el Moctar - Journal of Fluids and Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
Numerical and experimental studies of the dynamics of a cavitating bubble near a resilient
metal surface were performed. To augment the experimental flow visualizations of a …

Assessment of cavitation erosion risk indicated by pressure impact exceeding material strength threshold

N Qiu, H Zhu, P Xu, B Che, J Wu, W Zhou, C Wang - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Cavitation erosion can seriously affect the performance of hydraulic machinery. To assess its
risk, the cavitation erosion that covered a NACA0015 hydrofoil was investigated using …

Numerical assessment of cavitation-induced erosion using a multi-scale Euler–Lagrange method

A Peters, O el Moctar - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2020 - cambridge.org
A multi-scale Euler–Lagrange method was developed and applied to numerically assess
cavitation-induced erosion based on the collapse dynamics of Lagrangian bubbles. This …

Numerical prediction of cavitation erosion to investigate the effect of wake on marine propellers

ÇS Köksal, O Usta, B Aktas, M Atlar, E Korkut - Ocean Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper presents validation studies to simulate performance, cavitation and cavitation
erosion properties of the King's College (KCD) KCD-193 model propeller. The simulations …

Prediction of cavitation development and cavitation erosion on hydrofoils and propellers by Detached Eddy Simulation

O Usta, E Korkut - Ocean Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
This study presents cavitation development and cavitation erosion predictions for the
benchmark cases of NACA0015 hydrofoil and PPTC propeller (VP1304) by using …

A novel polishing method for single-crystal silicon using the cavitation rotary abrasive flow

J Zhao, E Jiang, H Qi, S Ji, Z Chen - Precision Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Traditional low-pressure abrasive flow polishing can produce highly smooth surfaces, but
the efficiency of this method is too low for polishing of hard-brittle materials parts. This paper …