Fluid Dynamics of Cavitation and Cavitating Turbopumps

by Maria Vittoria Salvetti and Luca d'Agostino

Book Overview

The book focuses on the fluid dynamics of cavitation with special reference to high power density turbopumps, where it represents the major source of performance and life degradation and often generates the conditions for the onset of dangerous fluid dynamic instabilities. To this purpose the first part of the book covers the more fundamental aspects of cavitation (nucleation, bubble dynamics, thermodynamic effects, cavitation erosion, stability...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3211999205
• ISBN13: 9783211999202
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 351 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.7" x 9.6"