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. Cavitation and Bubble Dynamics - p. i 2. Cover - p. i 3. Title Page - p. iii 4. Copyright Page - p. iv 5. Table of Contents - p. iv 6. List of Contributors - p. xi 7. Preface - p. xii 8. Chapter 1 Review of Numerical Methodologies for Modeling Cavitation - p. 1 9. Chapter 2 Nonspherical Collapse of Single Bubbles Near Boundaries and in Confined Spaces - p. 37 10. Chapter 3 Cavitation Nuisance in Ship Propulsion: A Review of Developments - p. 73 11. Chapter 4 Numerical Prediction of Cavitation and Related Nuisances in Marine Propulsion Systems - p. 111 12. Chapter 5 Study and Detection of Cavitation in Centrifugal Pumps - p. 133 13. Chapter 6 Cavitation in Hydraulic Turbines - p. 173 14. Chapter 7 X-ray Measurement Techniques Used for Wall-Bounded Cavitating Flows - p. 211 15. Chapter 8 Interaction of Cavitation with Sprays in High-Pressure Diesel Injection Systems - p. 249 16. Chapter 9 Experimental Diagnostics and Investigations on Cavitation in Engine Injector Nozzles - p. 265 17. Chapter 10 Cavitation in Positive Displacement Pumps - p. 303 18. Index - p. 331
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. Cavitation and Bubble Dynamics - p. i 2. Cover - p. i 3. Title Page - p. iii 4. Copyright Page - p. iv 5. Table of Contents - p. iv 6. List of Contributors - p. xi 7. Preface - p. xii 8. Chapter 1 Review of Numerical Methodologies for Modeling Cavitation - p. 1 9. Chapter 2 Nonspherical Collapse of Single Bubbles Near Boundaries and in Confined Spaces - p. 37 10. Chapter 3 Cavitation Nuisance in Ship Propulsion: A Review of Developments - p. 73 11. Chapter 4 Numerical Prediction of Cavitation and Related Nuisances in Marine Propulsion Systems - p. 111 12. Chapter 5 Study and Detection of Cavitation in Centrifugal Pumps - p. 133 13. Chapter 6 Cavitation in Hydraulic Turbines - p. 173 14. Chapter 7 X-ray Measurement Techniques Used for Wall-Bounded Cavitating Flows - p. 211 15. Chapter 8 Interaction of Cavitation with Sprays in High-Pressure Diesel Injection Systems - p. 249 16. Chapter 9 Experimental Diagnostics and Investigations on Cavitation in Engine Injector Nozzles - p. 265 17. Chapter 10 Cavitation in Positive Displacement Pumps - p. 303 18. Index - p. 331
