WEST JAPAN FLUID ENGINEERING LABORATORY CO.,LTD.
Cavitation tunnel
In the cavitation tunnel, it is possible to test cavitation occurring in rotating blades such as a propeller of a ship. In addition, it is useful to hydrodynamic experiment in the duct.
Specification
| Overall dimensions | Center line length 7.25m × Center line height 5.0m |
| Test section dimensions | L 2.0m × B 0.5m × H 0.5m |
| Maximum flow velocity | 8.5m/s |
| Electric motor | 55kw × 1 |
| Measuring section pressure | 30 ～ 150 kPa（abs） |
Test example
・Development of propellers
・Pump cavitation
・Development of fish finder casing
・Cavitation of a water gate lip
・Development of an underwater vehicle
Free vortex trajectory of propeller wake flow due to bubble blowout
Tip vortex cavitation