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The destructive power of a continuous waterjet issuing from a nozzle can be greatly enhanced by generating self-resonance in the nozzle assembly to produce a Self-resonating pulsed waterjet (SRPW). To further improve the performance of SRPW, effects of feeding pipe diameter on the pressure characteristics were experimentally investigated by measuring and analyzing the axial pressure oscillation peaks and amplitudes. Four organ-pipe nozzles of different chamber lengths and three feeding pipes of different diameters were employed. Results show that feeding pipe diameter cannot change the feature of SRPW of having an optimum standoff distance, but it slightly changes the oscillating frequency of the jet. It is also found that feeding pipe diameter significantly affects the magnitudes of pressure oscillation peak and amplitude, largely depending on the pump pressure and standoff distance. The enhancement or attenuation of the pressure oscillation peak and amplitude can be differently affected by the same feeding pipe diameter.
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Deng Li received his B.S. from Wuhan University, China, in 2012, and is now a Ph.D. candidate in School of Power and Mechanical Engineering, Wuhan University. He is currently a two-year visiting student at University of Illinois at Urban-Champaign.
Yong Kang received his B.S. and Ph.D. from Chongqing University, China, in 2001 and 2006. He is now a Professor at School of Mechanical Engineering, Wuhan University, China.
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Li, D., Kang, Y., Ding, X. et al. An experimental investigation on the pressure characteristics of high speed self-resonating pulsed waterjets influenced by feeding pipe diameter. J Mech Sci Technol 30, 4997–5007 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-016-1019-3
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