Determination of frequencies of oscillations of cloud cavitation on a 2-D hydrofoil from high-speed camera observations

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2016-03-13
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Amethodispresentedtodeterminesignificantfrequenciesofoscillationsofcavitationstructuresfromhigh-speedcamerarecordingsofaflowarounda2-Dhydrofoil.ThetopviewofthesuctionsideofanNACA2412hydrofoilisstudiedinatransparenttestsectionofacavitationtunnelforselectedcloudcavitationregimeswithstrongoscillationsinducedbytheleading-edgecavityshedding.Theabilityofthemethodtoaccuratelydeterminethedominantoscillationfrequenciesisconfirmedbypressuremeasurements.Themethodcanresolvesubtleflowcharacteristicsthatarenotvisibletothenakedeye.Themethodcanbeusedfornoninvasiveexperimentalstudiesofoscillationsincavitatingflowswithadequatevisualaccesswhenpressuremeasurementsarenotavailableorwhensuchmeasurementswoulddisturbtheflow.