Results of experiments in a prototype turbine are presented. Cavitation was studied by measurements of vibrations, acoustic emission and pressure fluctuations. Results show good agreemenet among measurements and selection of operating point.
Dynamics of the liquid phase and of the bubbles are both investigated. The measurements are based on ultra fast X-ray imaging performed at the APS (Advanced Photon Source) of the Argonne National Laboratory. The experimental device consists of a millimetric Venturi test section associated with a transportable hydraulic loop. Various configurations of velocity, pressure, and temperature have been investigated. The slip velocity between vapor and liquid is calculated everywhere both velocities can be obtained. Reynolds stresses are also calculated, and compared with the ones obtained in non-cavitating conditions.
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Experiments were conducted in six geometrically similar Venturi test sections where either width or height or both were scaled. Various types of instabilities are obtained, from simple oscillations of the sheet cavity length to large vapor cloud shedding when the size of the test section is increased. It confirms that small scale has a significant influence on cavitation. Especially the height of the test section plays a major role in the dynamics of the re-entrant jet that drives the periodical shedding observed at large scale. Results suggest that the sheet cavity becomes stabile when the section is scaled down to a certain point because re-entrant jet cannot fully develop.
COBISS.SI-ID: 12534555