Cavitation in fluid mechanics and engineering normally refers to the phenomenon in which the static pressure of a liquid reduces to below the liquid's...
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referred to as the cavitation number in various scenarios: the cavitation number for hydrodynamic cavitation, the Thoma number for cavitation in pumps, and...
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Cavitation is the formation of vapour cavities in a liquid. Cavitation may also refer to: Cavitation (embryology), the formation of cavities in an organ...
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Propeller (section Cavitation)
common types of propeller cavitation are suction side surface cavitation and tip vortex cavitation. Suction side surface cavitation forms when the propeller...
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Cavitations are an area of dead or dying bone. They are caused by infections, physical trauma, or a dearth of blood flow to that part of the bone. There...
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Water tunnel (hydrodynamic) (redirect from Cavitation tunnel)
Duisburg-Essen Cavitation tunnel at Potsdam Ship Model Basin, Potsdam Large Cavitation tunnel at Hamburg Ship Model Basin, Hamburg Multiple cavitation tunnels...
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analysis of cavitation: The Available NPSH (NPSHA): a measure of how close the fluid at a given point is to flashing, and so to cavitation. Technically...
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Cavitation is a process in early embryonic development that follows cleavage. Cavitation is the formation of the blastocoel, a fluid-filled cavity that...
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Transpiration (section Cavitation)
remain in equilibrium with transpiration an event known as cavitation occurs. Cavitation is when the plant cannot supply its xylem with adequate water...
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in the early 19th century, cavitation during operation has been a limiting factor in the efficiency of ships. Cavitation in marine propellers develops...
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Supercavitation (redirect from Super cavitation)
Supercavitation is the use of a cavitation bubble to reduce skin friction drag on a submerged object and enable high speeds. Applications include torpedoes...
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Cavitation modelling is a type of computational fluid dynamic (CFD) that represents the flow of fluid during cavitation. It covers a wide range of applications...
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Penetrating trauma (redirect from Cavitation injury)
object as it passes through forms a cavity; this is called permanent cavitation. High-velocity objects are usually projectiles such as bullets from high-powered...
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Ultrasonic cavitation device is a surgical device using low frequency ultrasound energy to dissect or fragment tissues with low fiber content. It is basically...
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Pulsed Pressure Cavitation Technique (PPCT) is a method to simulate cavitation damage using repetitive pressure pulses. It is developed at Oak Ridge National...
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of a preexisting bubble or may be generated through a process known as cavitation. Sonoluminescence in the laboratory can be made to be stable so that a...
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sandwiched between two steel plates. Langevin was the first to report cavitation-related bioeffects from ultrasound. Ultrasound is defined by the American...
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Cavitation is the unstable unhindered expansion of a microscopic void in a solid elastomer under the action of tensile hydrostatic stresses. This can occur...
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mechanism and the resulting sound is caused by dissolved gas (nitrogen gas) cavitation bubbles suddenly collapsing inside the joints. This happens when the joint...
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Focal lung pneumatosis (redirect from Lung cavitation)
need to evaluate the possibility of bullous or cystic lung diseases. Cavitation indicates workup for serious infection or lung cancer. The most common...
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primary forms: sub-cavitation intensity and cavitation intensity. Sub-cavitation methods create high frequency vibrations, whilst cavitation methods cause...
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Flow control valve (redirect from Control valve cavitation)
A flow control valve regulates the flow or pressure of a fluid. Control valves normally respond to signals generated by independent devices such as flow...
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Water hammer (redirect from Cavitation hammer)
pressure in a pipeline drops below the vapor pressure of the liquid, cavitation will occur (some of the liquid vaporizes, forming a bubble in the pipeline...
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Sonophoresis (section Cavitation)
size and shape. There exist two types of cavitation, stable and transient. Stable cavitation is when cavitation bubbles persist over many acoustic pressure...
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Focused ultrasound (section Inertial cavitation)
high levels of energy required to destroy tissue through ablation or cavitation, although it is also sometimes used to describe lower intensity applications...
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established for industrial and domestic use. Ultrasonic cleaning uses cavitation bubbles induced by high-frequency pressure (sound) waves to agitate a...
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Ship model basin (section Cavitation tunnel)
visualize cavitation as if the cavitation bubble would not move. By this, one can observe if the propeller would be damaged by cavitation. To ensure...
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Emerson Cavitation Tunnel is a propeller testing facility that is part of the School of Engineering at Newcastle University. The Emerson Cavitation Tunnel...
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phenomena are unrelated to low-pressure cavitation in liquids. The degree to which permanent and temporary cavitation occur is dependent on the mass, diameter...
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to restrict their speed, because collapsing cavitation bubbles on their tail are too painful. Cavitation also slows tuna, but for a different reason....
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