Year: 1951
Type: article
Abstract: An attempt is made to define theoretically the conditions for the appearance of cavitation in liquids subjected to alternating pressure changes. It is found that cavitation is restricted to a definite range of variations of the following parameters: (i) alternating pressure amplitude, (ii) frequency of the pressure wave, (iii) radius of the bubble nucleus, (iv) hydrostatic pressure. Under certain conditions, the change from non-cavitating to cavitating conditions is found to be exceedingly sharp, and in these cases it is shown that the threshold for cavitation can be accurately expressed in very simple terms.
Authors: E A Neppiras, B E Noltingk
Language: English
Subfield: Acoustics and Ultrasonics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2011076569