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The unsteady turbulent cloud cavitation around a NACA66 hydrofoil was simulated using the filter-based density corrected model (FBDCM). The cloud cavitation was treated as a homogeneous liquid-vapor mixture and the effects of turbulent eddy viscosity were reduced in cavitation regions near the hydrofoil and in the wake. The numerical results (in terms of the vapor shedding structure and transient pressure pulsation due to cavitation evolution) agree well with the available experimental data, showing the validity of the FBDCM method. Furthermore, the interaction of vortex and cavitation was analyzed based on the vorticity transport equation, revealing that the cavitation evolution has a strong connection with vortex dynamics. A detailed analysis shows that the cavitation could promote the vortex production and flow unsteadiness by the dilatation and baroclinic torque terms in the vorticity transport equation.
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Yu, A., Ji, B., Huang, R. et al. Cavitation shedding dynamics around a hydrofoil simulated using a filter-based density corrected model. Sci. China Technol. Sci. 58, 864–869 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11431-015-5805-4
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