In addition to the vapour of the liquid, bubbles in cavitating flows usually contain also a certain amount of permanent gas that diffuses out of the liquid as they grow. This paper presents a simplified linear model for the propagation of monochromatic pressure waves in a bubbly liquid with these characteristics. Phase change effects are included in detail, while the gas is assumed to follow a ...

Cavitation is in most cases harmful and undesired phenomenon in fluid power systems. When actions for preventing cavitation are considered, it is essential to recognise the existence of cavitation and location of cavitation inception point. In fluid power components and systems cavitation can occur in various locations where the access for measuring instruments is limited. Therefore, the existe...

This study investigated the effects of seawater on cavitation noise using a water jet test, a two-dimensional wing test, and a three-dimensional wing test. A model propeller cavitation test was conducted in a cavitation tunnel using seawater, in order to determine the effects of propeller cavitation more precisely. In the cavitation tests, measured propeller performance for both cavitation nois...

In order to avoid or predict cavitation erosion, it is necessary to know resistance of materials against to cavitation impacts. The cavitation impacts, which are larger than certain threshold level, only affect cavitation erosion of materials. In the present paper, existence of the threshold level was revealed experimentally. The threshold level of material is a new parameter to predict the cav...

This paper presents a classification of cavitation damage levels on spillway surface. Two important factors influencing cavitation damage have been considered in this study, flow velocity and cavitation index. Based on these factors, five different damage levels from no cavitation damage to major cavitation damage have been determined. The method was applied to data of the Shahid Abbaspour dam ...

Cavitation consists of evaporation and condensation of a liquid. Cavitation normally occurs when liquid at constant temperature is subjected to vapour pressure. In fluid power applications the evaporation pressure is reached when flow velocity is increased sufficiently. The occurrence of cavitation in fluid power is mostly detrimental. One of the devastating consequences of cavitation is the me...

Large and medium sized water conservancy projects generally have comprehensive benefits such as flood control, supply, irrigation power generation. As the main hydraulic generation equipment, safe economic operation of hydroturbine generator sets is vital importance. For a affected by flow in running process, paper explores cavitation abrasion phenomena, analyses phenomenon resource waste, ener...

We present here biophysical models to gain deeper insights into how an acoustic stimulus might influence or modulate neuronal activity. There is clear evidence that neural activity is not only associated with electrical and chemical changes but that an electro-mechanical coupling is also involved. Currently, there is no theory that unifies the electrical, chemical, and mechanical aspects of neu...