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Numerical Simulation of Cavitating Flows in Complex Geometries

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Cavitation Instabilities and Rotordynamic Effects in Turbopumps and Hydroturbines

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The present contribution focusses on numerical simulation of cavitating flows in complex geometries. We consider compressible flows and cavitation models assuming a homogeneous barotropic flow behavior. Different numerical issues are analyzed and possible solutions are presented and validated. Finally, an application to the simulation of the flow in a real turbopump inducer designed for liquid-propelled rockets is presented.

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Marco Bilanceri and François Beux are gratefully acknowledged for their precious contribution to the work presented in this contribution.

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Salvetti, M.V. (2017). Numerical Simulation of Cavitating Flows in Complex Geometries. In: d'Agostino, L., Salvetti, M. (eds) Cavitation Instabilities and Rotordynamic Effects in Turbopumps and Hydroturbines. CISM International Centre for Mechanical Sciences, vol 575. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49719-8_9

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