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http://dx.doi.org/10.3744/SNAK.2009.46.6.569

Cavitation Test at High Reynolds Number Using a Partial Propeller Blade Model  

Choi, Gil-Hwan (Hyundai Maritime Research Institute, Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.)
Chang, Bong-Jun (Hyundai Maritime Research Institute, Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.)
Cho, Dae-Seung (Dept. of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Pusan National University)
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Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea / v.46, no.6, 2009 , pp. 569-577 More about this Journal
Abstract
As the scale factor of model propellers utilized in cavitation test is about 40, it is difficult to find out practical countermeasures against the small area erosions on the blade tip region throughout model erosion tests. In this study, a partial propeller blade model was used for the observation of cavitation pattern for the eroded propeller. A partial propeller blade model was manufactured from 0.7R to tip with expanded profile and with adjustable device of angle of attack. Reynold's number of a partial propeller blade model is 7 times larger than that of a model propeller. Also, anti-singing edge and application of countermeasures to partial propeller blade model which produced in large scale can be more practical than a model propeller. For the observation of cavitation at high Reynold's number, high speed cavitation tunnel was used. To find out the most severe erosive blade position during a revolution, cavitation observation tests were carried out at 5 blade angle positions.
Keywords
Partial propeller blade model; Cavitation erosion; Cavitation test; Blade tip;
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