Cavitation analysis of plunging hydrofoils using large eddy simulations

A Alavi, M Ghasemnezhad, E Roohi - Ocean Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
This study employs numerical analysis to investigate the behavior of the National Advisory
Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) 66 modified (mod) hydrofoil under plunging motion …

Cavitation erosion characteristics influenced by a microstructure at different scales

H Zhu, N Qiu, P Xu, W Zhou, Y Gong, B Che - International Journal of …, 2025 - Elsevier
The scale effect of vortex generators, as microstructures, influences cavitation erosion
remains unclear, posing a key challenge to applying vortex generators in large-scale …

Experimental studies of cavitation evolution through a butterfly valve at different regulation conditions

G Zhang, HT Zhang, ZY Wu, X Wu, HD Kim, Z Lin - Experiments in Fluids, 2024 - Springer
Butterfly valves are widely used in water supply systems, sewage treatment plants, chemical
processes, and the natural gas industry to control and regulate the flow of fluids. When the …

Effect of micro vortex generators on cavitation collapse and pressure pulsation: An experimental investigation

N Qiu, P Xu, H Zhu, Y Gong, B Che, W Zhou - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
The cloud cavitation phenomenon has destructive effects on high-speed hydraulic
machinery. It is vital to develop effective methods to control cloud cavitation. In this study, the …

Interaction mechanism between cloud cavitation and micro vortex flows

N Qiu, H Zhu, B Che, W Zhou, Y Bai, C Wang - Ocean Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Micro vortex generators (micro-VGs) could affect cavitation, but the control mechanism is not
yet fully understood. Simulating and analyzing the effect of micro vortex generators (micro …

Why do metals become superhydrophilic during nanosecond laser processing? Design of superhydrophilic, anisotropic and biphilic surfaces

MM Vasiliev, YG Shukhov, AA Rodionov… - Applied Surface …, 2024 - Elsevier
This research investigates the impact of the surrounding environment on the characteristics
of copper, nickel and tin during nanosecond laser processing. By comparing the results of …

Combined effect of cavitation and multi-scale texture on the bearing properties of seawater-lubricated friction pair

Z Wang, Z Dai, S Wu, B Zhang, J Cao, R Ye - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
To explore the tribological properties of a seawater-lubricated friction pair, the influence of
cavitation and multi-scale texture on the load-carrying capacity is investigated under …

Investigation on dynamic characteristics and thermal effects of single cavitation bubble in liquid nitrogen

J Chen, T Chen, H Geng, B Huang, Z Cao - Physics of Fluids, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
The objective of this paper is to investigate the dynamic characteristics and thermal effects of
the single cavitation bubble in liquid nitrogen. A fully enclosed experimental platform for the …

Liquid‐Liquid Emulsion Produced by 3D‐Printed Vortex‐Based Hydrodynamic Cavitation Device

AH Thaker, P Boreham, KI Kourousis… - Chemical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract 3D‐printed vortex‐based devices have shown excellent performance in realizing
hydrodynamic cavitation (HC) and have opened up new ways of effectively producing oil‐in …

Cavitation morphology and erosion on hydrofoil with slits

N Qiu, P Xu, H Zhu, W Zhou, D Xun, M Li… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The unstable detachment of cloud cavitation has a profound impact on the safe operation of
hydraulic machinery. This study aims to elucidate the relationship between cavitation …