A Review of Approaches to the Study of Cavitation Inhibition by Means of Polymer Additives.

Abstract

A review of topics relevant to Newtonian and non-Newtonian bubble and droplet dynamics, together with an extensive bibliography, are presented. This review forms the basis for an assessment of theoretical and experimental studies of nonspherical bubble growth and collapse in non-Newtonian fluids. In the report, which is adapted from a proposition for a research dissertation, we show the difference between extremes of inertia-dominated and viscosity-dominated bubble dynamics under conditions of interest. Comparison with published data shows that the effect of inertia is expected to be important, even in non-Newtonian systems. Finally, the goals of the research are delineated, and possible theoretical and experimental approaches are outlined. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 14, 1980
Accession Number
ADA087142

Entities

People

  • Stuart K. Hara
  • William R. Schowalter

Organizations

  • Princeton University

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computational Science
  • Constitutive Equations
  • Elastic Properties
  • Flow Visualization
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Hydrodynamics
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Mechanics
  • Military Research
  • Naval Architecture
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Shear Flow

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  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Underwater engineering and Marine Technology.