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http://dx.doi.org/10.5293/KFMA.2004.7.1.045

Study on the Reduction Method of Occurred Cavitation in a System  

Park, Sang-Eun (시립인천전문대 기계과)
Roh, Hyung-Woon (시립인천전문대 기계과)
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The KSFM Journal of Fluid Machinery / v.7, no.1, 2004 , pp. 45-50 More about this Journal
Abstract
Two phenomena often encountered in liquid flow, which were completely absent in gas or vapor flow, were cavitation and flashing. These phenomena were of significant interest in any comprehensive discussion of control valves or contracted devices since their occurrence would affect the device sizing procedures, might introduce noise and vibration, and also may limit the life expectancy of device components and the immediate downstream piping. Thus, this study aimed to find the reduction method of occurred cavitation in system by the computer simulation. A derivative six model with different dimensions of cavity were adopted. From the results, it was found that the length of the cavity was mote important factor to reduce the pressure drop over the control valves or contracted devices than the depth of the cavity. And the pressures along the centerline of the contracted devices were dropped two times in the case of haying the large length (Lc=1.5D) of cavity.
Keywords
Cavitation; Pressure drop; Vapor pressure; Cavitation index; Computer simulation;
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