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Combined experimental observation and numerical simulation of the cloud cavitation with U-type flow structures on hydrofoils

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In this paper, a series of experimental observations around hydrofoils are carried out in the cavitation tunnel of the China Ship Scientific Research Center (CSSRC) to illustrate the spatial-temporal evolution of the cloud cavity in detail.
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This article is published in International Journal of Multiphase Flow.The article was published on 2016-03-01. It has received 97 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Cavitation & Adverse pressure gradient.

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A review of cavitation in hydraulic machinery

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors summarized the recent progress for the cavitation study in the hydraulic machinery including turbo-pumps, hydro turbines, etc., and identified the 1-D analysis method, which is identified to be very useful for engineering applications regarding the cavitating flows in inducers, turbine draft tubes, etc.
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Large eddy simulation and Euler–Lagrangian coupling investigation of the transient cavitating turbulent flow around a twisted hydrofoil

TL;DR: In this paper, a 3D Lagrangian Coherent Structures (LCS) was used to analyze the dynamics of cavitation-vortex interactions in the Delft twisted hydrofoil.
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Large eddy simulation of turbulent attached cavitating flow with special emphasis on large scale structures of the hydrofoil wake and turbulence-cavitation interactions

TL;DR: In this article, the turbulent attached cavitating flow around a Clark-Y hydrofoil is investigated by the large eddy simulation (LES) method coupled with a homogeneous cavitation model.
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Verification and validation of URANS simulations of the turbulent cavitating flow around the hydrofoil

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the feasibility of various Richardson extrapolation-based uncertainty estimators in the cavitating flow simulation, including the modified Factor of Safety (FS1), the Factor of safety (FS), and the Grid Convergence Index (GCI).
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The transient characteristics of cloud cavitating flow over a flexible hydrofoil

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the two-phase flow structure of cloud cavitation over a flexible hydrofoil with particular emphasis on cavitating flow-induced vibration and the cavity shedding dynamics via combined experimental and numerical studies.
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Numerical analysis of unsteady cavitating turbulent flow and shedding horse-shoe vortex structure around a twisted hydrofoil

TL;DR: In this paper, the Partially-Averaged Navier-Stokes (PANS) method and a mass transfer cavitation model with the maximum density ratio ( ρ l / ρ v,clip ) effect between the liquid and the vapor were used to simulate cavitating turbulent flow around hydrofoils.
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Large Eddy Simulation of turbulent vortex-cavitation interactions in transient sheet/cloud cavitating flows

TL;DR: In this paper, the influence of sheet/cloud cavitation on the hydrodynamic coefficients and surrounding flow turbulent structures was quantified for a 3D Clark-Y hydrofoil fixed at an angle of attack of α = 8 degrees at a moderate Reynolds number.
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Combined Experimental and Computational Investigation of Unsteady Structure of Sheet/Cloud Cavitation

TL;DR: In this paper, a filter-based density corrected model (FBDCM) is introduced to regulate the turbulent eddy viscosity in both the cavitation regions on the foil and in the wake, which is shown to accurately capture the unsteady cavity shedding process, and the corresponding velocity and vorticity dynamics.
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