Cavitation model in compressible flows.

fedefrance · March 19, 2008, 16:20

I am solving two-fluid flows which consist of gas and water. When I analyzed these, I had to put a cavitation model which detects the occurence of cavitation. For example, water is cavitationed if the pressure is lower than a vapor pressure. It is usually 0.05Bar. To include this model, I put p=MAX(p_EOS, p_vapor) in the code. It implies that the pressure in water is determined by a higher pressure between the calculated one and the vapor one. In doing so, I have sufferred from some numerical errors which provide incorrect waves. My question on that subject is that how we determine the speed of sound inside the cavitated region. Can anyone advice me to physically include the cavitation model in water field computings?

fedefrance · May 11, 2015, 08:24

I have the same problem, did you find a solution?

March 19, 2008, 16:20	Cavitation model in compressible flows.	#1
jinwon park Guest Posts: n/a	I am solving two-fluid flows which consist of gas and water. When I analyzed these, I had to put a cavitation model which detects the occurence of cavitation. For example, water is cavitationed if the pressure is lower than a vapor pressure. It is usually 0.05Bar. To include this model, I put p=MAX(p_EOS, p_vapor) in the code. It implies that the pressure in water is determined by a higher pressure between the calculated one and the vapor one. In doing so, I have sufferred from some numerical errors which provide incorrect waves. My question on that subject is that how we determine the speed of sound inside the cavitated region. Can anyone advice me to physically include the cavitation model in water field computings? fedefrance likes this.

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fedefrance New Member federico Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 13 Rep Power: 13	I have the same problem, did you find a solution?