Numerical Analysis of Multi-Phase Flow around Supercavitating Body at Various Cavitator Angle of Attack and Ventilation Mass Flux
Cavitation flow is an important issue in many areas of mechanical engineering. In this study, the natural and ventilated cavitation analyses were performed using the developed code for the cavitation flow analysis. The governing equation is the Navier-Stokes equation based on a homogeneous mixture model. This model assumes that all fluids are in an equilibrium state of momentum. The momentum equations are solved using the homogeneous mixture phase, although the continuity equations are solved in the liquid, vapor, and gas phases, separately. Computational analysis was performed for the different injection conditions and inflow velocity conditions under the same conditions as the experiments. The comparison between the cavitation shape and the drag showed good agreement with the experiments. Based on this, this study predicted the change of cavitation shape according to the change of cavitator angle of attack.