<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The article deals with the cavitation phenomenon affected by full and partial wetting of the wall. For the numerical computation of flow in the Laval nozzle the Schnerr-Sauer cavitation model was tested and was used for cavitation research of flow within the nozzle considering partial surface wetting. The coefficient of wetting for various materials was determined using experimental, theoretical and numerical methods of fluid flow due to partial surface wetting.</p></abstract>

The article deals with the cavitation phenomenon affected by full and partial wetting of the wall. For the numerical computation of flow in the Laval nozzle the Schnerr-Sauer cavitation model was tested and was used for cavitation research of flow within the nozzle considering partial surface wetting. The coefficient of wetting for various materials was determined using experimental, theoretical and numerical methods of fluid flow due to partial surface wetting.

The Investigation of the Cavitation Phenomenon in the Laval Nozzle with Full and Partial Surface Wetting

VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Hydromechanics and Hydraulic Equipment, 17. listopadu 15, 708 33 Ostrava – Poruba,

SIGMA GROUP a.s., Jana Sigmunda 313, 783 49 Lutín,

CENTRUM HYDRAULICKÉHO VÝZKUMU spol. s r.o., Jana Sigmunda 313, 783 49 Lutín,

VUT-Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Victor Kaplan Department of Fluids Engineering, Technická 2896/2, Brno,

Strojnícky časopis - Journal of Mechanical Engineering

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The article deals with the cavitation phenomenon affected by full and partial wetting of the wall. For the numerical computation of flow in the Laval nozzle...

The Investigation of the Cavitation Phenomenon in the Laval Nozzle with Full and Partial Surface Wetting

Published Online: May 03, 2017

Page range: 55 - 68

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/scjme-2017-0006

Keywords
partial wetting, measurement, cavitation, CFD, Ansys Fluent, Laval nozzle

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

The Investigation of the Cavitation Phenomenon in the Laval Nozzle with Full and Partial Surface Wetting

Published Online: May 03, 2017

Page range: 55 - 68

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/scjme-2017-0006

Keywordspartial wetting, measurement, cavitation, CFD, Ansys Fluent, Laval nozzle

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
partial wetting, measurement, cavitation, CFD, Ansys Fluent, Laval nozzle