3 - Cavitation Bubble Collapse
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 October 2013
Summary
Introduction
In the preceding chapter some of the equations of bubble dynamics were developed and applied to problems of bubble growth. In this chapter we continue the discussion of bubble dynamics but switch attention to the dynamics of collapse and, in particular, consider the consequences of the violent collapse of vapor-filled cavitation bubbles.
Bubble Collapse
Bubble collapse is a particularly important subject because of the noise and material damage that can be caused by the high velocities, pressures, and temperatures that may result from that collapse. The analysis of Section 2.4 allowed approximate evaluation of the magnitudes of those velocities, pressures, and temperatures (Equations (2.36), (2.38), (2.39)) under a number of assumptions including that the bubble remains spherical. It will be shown in Section 3.5 that collapsing bubbles do not remain spherical. Moreover, as we shall see in Chapter 7, bubbles that occur in a cavitating flow are often far from spherical. However, it is often argued that the spherical analysis represents the maximum possible consequences of bubble collapse in terms of the pressure, temperature, noise, or damage potential. Departure from sphericity can diffuse the focus of the collapse and reduce the maximum pressures and temperatures that might result.
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- Cavitation and Bubble Dynamics , pp. 59 - 88Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2013
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