Experimental characterization of cavitation instabilities in the avio "FAST2" inducer

41st AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages

  Cervone, Angelo ^a,b   Torre, Lucio ^a,b   Bramanti, Cristina ^a,b   Rapposelli, Emilio ^a   D'Agostino, Luca ^a,b  

^a Alta SpA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROPULSION; TRANSDUCERS;

AUTO-OSCILLATIONS; CAVITATING PUMP ROTORDYNAMIC TEST FACILITY; CAVITATION INSTABILITY; CAVITATION SURGE; EXPERIMENTAL CAMPAIGN; EXPERIMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION; FORCED VIBRATION; PIEZOELECTRIC PRESSURE;

CAVITATION;

EID: 85088180227     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2005-4451     Document Type: Conference Paper

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