Cavitation and Bubble Dynamics Fundamentals and Applications
Coordonnateurs : Koukouvinis Phoevos, Gavaises Manolis
Cavitation and Bubble Dynamics: Fundamentals and Applications examines the latest advances in the field of cavitation and multiphase flows, including associated effects such as material erosion and spray instabilities. This book tackles the challenges of cavitation hindrance in the industrial world, while also drawing on interdisciplinary research to inform academic audiences on the latest advances in the fundamentals.
Contributions to the book come from a wide range of specialists in areas including fuel systems, hydropower, marine engineering, multiphase flows and computational fluid mechanics, allowing readers to discover novel interdisciplinary experimentation techniques and research results.
This book will be an essential tool for industry professionals and researchers working on applications where cavitation hindrance affects reliability, noise, and vibrations.
1. Review of Numerical Methodologies of Cavitation 2. The Non-Spherical Collapse of Single Bubbles Near Boundaries and in Confined Spaces 3. Cavitation Nuisance in Ship Propulsion: A Review of Developments 4. The Numerical Prediction of Cavitation and Related Nuisance in Marine Propulsion Systems 5. The Study and Detection of Cavitation in Centrifugal Pumps 6. Cavitation in Hydraulic Turbines 7. X-Ray Measurement Techniques used for Wall-Bounded Cavitating Flows 8. The Interaction of Cavitation with Sprays in High-Pressure Diesel Injection Systems 9. Experimental Diagnostics and Investigations on Cavitation in Engine Injector Nozzles 10. Cavitation in Positive Displacement Pumps and Fuel Systems
Manolis Gavaises is a Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics of City University of London, UK. He is the Co-founder and Director of the International Institute of Cavitation Research and also Director of the Thermo-Fluids Research Centre.
- Covers a wide range of cavitation and bubble dynamics phenomena, including shock wave emission, jetting, and luminescence
- Provides the latest advice about applications including cavitation tunnels, cavitation testing, flow designs to avoid cavitation in pumps and other hydromachinery, and flow lines
- Describes novel experimental techniques, such as x-ray imaging and new computational techniques
Date de parution : 09-2021
Ouvrage de 354 p.
15.2x22.8 cm
Thèmes de Cavitation and Bubble Dynamics :
Mots-clés :
?Absorption imaging; Bubble cluster; Bubble dynamics; CFD; Cavitation; Cavitation erosion; Cavitation nuisance; Cloud cavitation; Computational fluid dynamics; Computed tomography; Condition monitoring; Cone-beam source; Diesel; Diesel injection; Draft tube vortex; Elastic boundaries; Experimental research; Experiments; Flow visualization and imaging; Gasoline; Gear pump; High-speed imaging; Hydraulic turbines; Inception; Injection; Internal nozzle flow; Jetting; Machine diagnostics; Marine propellers; Noise and vibration measurements; Noncondensable gas; Nonspherical cavitation bubble dynamics; Nozzle; Numerical modeling; Numerical models; Optical nozzle; Optics; Performance tests; Physical mechanisms; Piston pump; Positive displacement pump; Power spectral density; Pressure pulses; Propeller cavitation inception; Refractive index; Single bubbles; Spectral kurtosis; Spray; Static pressure measurements; Synchrotron radiation; Vibrations; Vortical cavitation; Wall shear stress; X-ray phase contrast imaging
