Cavitation and Bubble Dynamics. Fundamentals and Applications

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Book
September 2021
Elsevier Science and Technology
ID: 5275316

Cavitation and Bubble Dynamics: Fundamentals and Applications examines the latest advances in the field of cavitation and multiphase flows, including associated effects such as material erosion and spray instabilities. This book tackles the challenges of cavitation hindrance in the industrial world, while also drawing on interdisciplinary research to inform academic audiences on the latest advances in the fundamentals.

Contributions to the book come from a wide range of specialists in areas including fuel systems, hydropower, marine engineering, multiphase flows and computational fluid mechanics, allowing readers to discover novel interdisciplinary experimentation techniques and research results.

This book will be an essential tool for industry professionals and researchers working on applications where cavitation hindrance affects reliability, noise, and vibrations.

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1. Review of Numerical Methodologies of Cavitation 2. The Non-Spherical Collapse of Single Bubbles Near Boundaries and in Confined Spaces 3. Cavitation Nuisance in Ship Propulsion: A Review of Developments 4. The Numerical Prediction of Cavitation and Related Nuisance in Marine Propulsion Systems 5. The Study and Detection of Cavitation in Centrifugal Pumps 6. Cavitation in Hydraulic Turbines 7. X-Ray Measurement Techniques used for Wall-Bounded Cavitating Flows 8. The Interaction of Cavitation with Sprays in High-Pressure Diesel Injection Systems 9. Experimental Diagnostics and Investigations on Cavitation in Engine Injector Nozzles 10. Cavitation in Positive Displacement Pumps and Fuel Systems

Authors

Phoevos Koukouvinis Research Fellow, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, City University of London, UK and Research Fellow, Sandia National Laboratories, USA. Phoevos Koukouvinis is a Research Fellow at the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics of City University of London, UK and a Research fellow at Sandia National Laboratories, USA. His research focuses on numerical methods in compressible and multiphase flows. Manolis Gavaises Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, City University of London, UK; Co-founder and Director, International Institute of Cavitation; Research and Director, Thermo-Fluids Research Centre. Manolis Gavaises is a Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics of City University of London, UK. He is the Co-founder and Director of the International Institute of Cavitation Research and also Director of the Thermo-Fluids Research Centre.

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