An experimental investigation of hydrodynamic cavitation in micro-Venturis

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2006, Pages

  Mishra, Chandan ^a   Peles, Yoav ^b  

^a INTEL CORPORATION   (United States)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bifurcation; Bubbles; Cavitation; Flow visualisation; Hydrodynamics; Microchannel flow; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CHANNEL FLOW; DIFFUSERS (FLUID); FLOW VISUALIZATION; HIGH SPEED PHOTOGRAPHY; HYDRODYNAMICS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

MICRO-VENTURIS; MICROCHANNEL FLOW; STREAMER BUBBLE/SUPERCAVITATION;

CAVITATION;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CAVITATION; CHANNEL FLOW; DIFFUSERS (FLUID); FLOW VISUALIZATION; HIGH SPEED PHOTOGRAPHY; HYDRODYNAMICS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 33750019681     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2360996     Document Type: Article

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