Thermal effects on cavitation instabilities in helical inducers

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 893-899

  Cervone, Angelo ^a,c,d   Testa, Renzo ^b,c   Bramanti, Cristina ^a,c   Rapposelli, Emilio ^a,c,d   D'Agostino, Luca ^a,c,d  

^a ALTA SpA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c AIAA ^*  (Italy)

^d AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; OSCILLATIONS; THERMAL EFFECTS; TRANSDUCERS; TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

ALUMINUM-MADE INDUCER; CAVITATING PUMP ROTORDYNAMIC TEST FACILITY; HELICAL INDUCERS; PIEZOELECTRIC PRESSURE;

CAVITATION;

EID: 26244442848     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.12582     Document Type: Article

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