WATER TUNNEL INVESTIGATIONS OF STEADY STATE CAVITIES

Abstract

The investigations described are an outgrowth of experiments conducted in connection with the so-called cativation method or analogue for developing forms having specified critical cavitation numbers. This method is based on the definition of critical cavitation number as that corresponding to the minimum pressure coefficient of the body. It is an experimental device by means of which the offsets of a solid body are obtained from 'steady-state' cavitation bubbles formed behind elementary nose or leading-edge shapes placed in a stream.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1948
Accession Number
AD0607449

Entities

People

  • Hartley L. Pond
  • Phillip Eisenberg

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bodies
  • Coefficients
  • Equations
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Transfer
  • Mass Flow
  • Measurement
  • Photographs
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Pressure Gradients
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Reynolds Number
  • Shape
  • Steady State
  • Vapor Pressure
  • Water Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Underwater engineering and Marine Technology.