I.G.Nesteruk, B.D.Shepetyuk
Shape of artificial axisymmetric cavities at sub- and supercritical values of ventilation rate

Applied hydromechanics, Vol. 14 (86) ¹ 2, (2012) p.53-60
The influence of different gas ventilation rates on the shape of slender axisymmetric steady cavities is considered for the approach of one-dimensional inviscid flow of incompressible gas in a circular channel between the cavity surface and the hull. A non-dimensional parameter Ve is introduced that is the ratio of pressure heads of the gas at fixed cavity cross-section and ambient liquid flow. It is shown that cavity shape sufficiently depends on the values of Ve and cavitation number at the same fixed cross-section. A comparison of values of these parameters selects sub- and supercritical cases. For subcritical ventilation rates, the solution can be expressed as asymptotic series and the ventilated cavity shape is close to the vapor one at some effective cavitation number. At supercritical ventilation rates, the non-linear equation should be used. The length of ventilated cavity closing at the cone-cylinder bodies is calculated. It is shown that the supercritical ventilation rates are still limited.
KEY WORDS:
gas ventilation, axisymmetric steady cavities, ventilation rates
TEXT LANGUAGE: Ukrainian