INCIPIENT CAVITATION AND BOUNDARY LAYER INTERACTION ON A STREAMLINED BODY

Abstract

An experimental investigation of the effect of the boundary layer on cavitation inception for a smooth streamlined body of revolution is described. The influence of air diffusion upon the observed results is also discussed, in addition, this study has shown that tensions exists in the flow of ordinary water at incipient cavitation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1953
Accession Number
AD0036510

Entities

People

  • B. R. Parkin
  • R. W. Kermeen

Organizations

  • California Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Boundary Layer
  • Boundary Layer Flow
  • Cameras
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Free Stream
  • Hydrodynamics
  • Leading Edges
  • Measurement
  • Mechanics
  • Motion Pictures
  • Photographs
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Pressure Gradients
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Static Pressure
  • Vapor Pressure

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Underwater engineering and Marine Technology.