Prediction of Partial Cavitation on Marine Propellers.

Abstract

The application of a theoretical method for predicting unsteady leading edge cavitation on two-dimensional foil sections with finite leading edge radii to the prediction of unsteady partial blade cavitation on marine propellers is discussed. The methods is used, together with the unsteady propeller lifting surface theory developed by Kerwin at MIT to predict partial leading cavitation on a propeller for which extensive model test data are available. It is concluded that the method generally predicts the occurrence and transient behavior of the blade cavities well. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA131989

Entities

People

  • P. N. Majumdar

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cargo Ships
  • Computational Science
  • Flow
  • Free Stream
  • Geometry
  • Hydromechanics
  • Leading Edges
  • Lifting Surfaces
  • Marine Propellers
  • Military Research
  • Model Tests
  • Physical Properties
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Propeller Blades
  • Propellers
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics.