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ANSYS Applications in Ocean Science and Engineering

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Propulsion Systems<br />

Cavitation Effects<br />

For water pumps, mar<strong>in</strong>e propellers, <strong>and</strong> other<br />

equipment <strong>in</strong>volv<strong>in</strong>g hydrofoils, cavitation can cause<br />

problems such as vibration, <strong>in</strong>creased hydrodynamic<br />

drag, pressure pulsation, noise, <strong>and</strong> erosion on solid<br />

surfaces. Most of these problems are related to the<br />

transient behaviour of cavitation structures. To better<br />

underst<strong>and</strong> these phenomena, unsteady 3D simulations<br />

of cavitat<strong>in</strong>g flow around s<strong>in</strong>gle hydrofoils are often<br />

performed <strong>and</strong> the results are compared to experiments<br />

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Unsteady propeller cavitation <strong>in</strong> the wake of a ship<br />

© 2011 <strong>ANSYS</strong>, Inc. August 12, 2011<br />

Courtesy SVA-Potsdam (Potsdam Model Bas<strong>in</strong>)

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