Cavitation

The Lecture

Cavitation is the local evaporation of a fluid caused by a drop of the static pressure below a critical pressure. This lecture covers the physical causes of this phenomenon and its manifestations in engineering application. Positive and negative effects of cavitation on hydraulic systems are also highlighted.

Organisational matters

TUCan 16-10-5040-vl Cavitation
Course Master 4CP – Wahlpflichtbereich III
Semester winter
Lecturer Dr.-Ing. Gerhard Ludwig
Examination summer: oral
winter: oral
Contact Markus Heinbücher
Consultation-hours by arrangement

  • Introduction
  • Causes and forms of cavitation
  • Cavitation nuclei and bubble dynamics
  • Investigations on the onset of cavitation
  • Advanced cavitation, stationary and transient cavitation processes
  • Acoustic effects
  • Cavitation erosion
  • Dimensional analysis
  • Cavitation in pumps

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