Effect of Dissolved Gases on Cavitation in Liquids

Abstract

When a liquid containing dissolved gas is subjected to the oscillating pressure of an acoustic wave, gas bubbles can form by the process of rectified diffusion. It is shown that the rate of rectified diffusion can be determined even when the diffusivity of the dissolved gas is not known since the diffusion coefficient can be related to the coefficient of viscosity of the liquid. The rate of rectified diffusion of argon in liquid sodium is evaluated in this way.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0713851

Entities

People

  • Milton S. Plesset

Organizations

  • California Institute of Technology

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Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Waves
  • Bubbles
  • Cavitation
  • Coefficients
  • Diffusion
  • Diffusion Coefficient
  • Diffusivity
  • Dissolved Gases
  • Gases
  • Liquids
  • Military Research
  • Rate Of Formation
  • Security
  • Tensile Strength
  • Transport Properties
  • Viscosity
  • Waves

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  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Underwater engineering and Marine Technology.