SPECIAL ISSUE: Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Physics of Fluids (ISPF3), 15–18 June, 2009, Jiuzhaigou, China — Applications of Fluid MechanicsNo Access

A TRANSPORT EQUATION MODEL FOR SIMULATING CAVITATION FLOWS IN MINIATURE MACHINES

YAO ZHANG

State Key Laboratory of Hydroscience & Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China

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XIANWU LUO

State Key Laboratory of Hydroscience & Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China

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SHUHONG LIU

State Key Laboratory of Hydroscience & Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China

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HONGYUAN XU

State Key Laboratory of Hydroscience & Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China

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https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217984910023888Cited by:1 (Source: Crossref)

Abstract

A new transport equation model is proposed for simulating cavitating flows in miniature machines. In the developed model, the surface tension, viscous force, and thermal effect of cavitation are considered to reflect their influence on the cavitation bubble growth. The cavitating flow in a miniature pump is calculated by applying the proposed cavitation model. The comparison between numerical results and experimental data indicates that the new cavitation model is applicable for simulating the cavitating flow in miniature machines.

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