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  • Characterization of incipient cavitation in axial valve by hydrophone and visualization
    Osterman, Aljaž ...
    As the effects of cavitation in valves are devastating, the choice of the correct valve for a given operating range is crucial. For this, the valve characteristic is needed, whereby one side of the ... operating range depends on the determination of the incipient cavitation. In this paper, the visualization method for incipient cavitation detection is presented. For the purpose of comparison, pressure oscillations inside the pipeline were simultaneously measured with a hydrophone. The effect of operating pressure was studied for two different openings of the valve. For each operating point of incipient cavitation, corresponding points were measured for developed cavitation and no-cavitation state, based on a constant-portion change of volumetric flow rate with regard to the incipient cavitation volumetric flow rate. The visualization and hydrophone signals were compared. The visualization method proved efficiency over hydrophone measurements because itis more sensitive to cavitation and the signal is independent of the operating pressure. The main drawback is the preparation of the observation window.
    Vir: Experimental thermal and fluid science. - ISSN 0894-1777 (Vol. 33, issue 4, 2009, str. 620-629)
    Vrsta gradiva - članek, sestavni del
    Leto - 2009
    Jezik - angleški
    COBISS.SI-ID - 10869531
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