[HTML][HTML] Cavitation control using passive flow control techniques

M Zaresharif, F Ravelet, DJ Kinahan, Y Delaure - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Passive flow control techniques, and particularly vortex generators have been used
successfully in a broad range of aero-and hydrodynamics applications to alter the …

Investigation on stall characteristics of marine centrifugal pump considering transition effect

C Ye, Y Tang, D An, F Wang, Y Zheng… - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Marine centrifugal pumps are used as boiler feed pumps and condensate pumps in ocean
engineering. Centrifugal pump stall is a transient flow structure, which may disrupt the …

Effects of microvortex generators on cavitation erosion by changing periodic shedding into new structures

N Qiu, W Zhou, B Che, D Wu, L Wang, H Zhu - Physics of Fluids, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Cavitation erosion is a common phenomenon and continues to be a primary concern in the
fields of hydraulic machinery. It is important to develop effective methods to avoid adverse …

Control effect of micro vortex generators on leading edge of attached cavitation

B Che, N Chu, SJ Schmidt, L Cao, D Likhachev… - Physics of …, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
In this study, we investigate the effects of micro vortex generators (VGs) installed close to the
leading edge of a quasi-two-dimensional NACA0015 hydrofoil under cavitating and non …

[HTML][HTML] Numerical and experimental investigation of natural flow-induced vibrations of flexible hydrofoils

EJ Chae, DT Akcabay, A Lelong, JA Astolfi… - Physics of …, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
The objective of this work is to present combined numerical and experimental studies of
natural flow-induced vibrations of flexible hydrofoils. The focus is on identifying the …

[HTML][HTML] Flow transitions on a cambered airfoil at moderate Reynolds number

JD Tank, BF Klose, GB Jacobs, GR Spedding - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
A combined experimental and numerical study is performed to investigate the flow field and
associated aerodynamic forces on a cambered airfoil. The Reynolds number is low enough …

Structure and dynamics of a laminar separation bubble near a wing root: towards reconstructing the complete LSB topology on a finite wing

CE Toppings, S Yarusevych - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2022 - cambridge.org
The influence of the wing root junction on the laminar separation bubble forming on the
suction surface of a semispan NACA 0018 wing cantilevered from the wind tunnel test …

Global cavitation patterns and corresponding hydrodynamics of the hydrofoil with leading edge roughness

Q Chen, Y Liu, Q Wu, Y Wang, T Liu, G Wang - Acta Mechanica Sinica, 2020 - Springer
The objective of this paper is to experimentally investigate the cavitation patterns and
corresponding hydrodynamics of the hydrofoil with leading edge roughness. The aims are to …

An experimental analysis of the structural response of flexible lightweight hydrofoils in cavitating flow

A Lelong, P Guiffant… - Journal of Fluids …, 2018 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
This paper presents an original experimental study concerning the structural response of a
flexible lightweight hydrofoil undergoing various flow conditions including partial cavitating …

Investigation on transition characteristics of laminar separation bubble on a hydrofoil

C Ye, C Wang, H Yan, F Wang, Y Zheng, B van Esch - Physics of …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
The phenomenon of water–jet pump stall can be ascribed to the development of blade
boundary layer separation with the transition process playing a significant role in this …