COMPARISON STUDY OF SUPERCAVITATION

PHENOMENA ON
DIFFERENT PROJECTILES SHAPES IN TRANSIENT
FLOW BY CFD
Prof. Magdy Abu Rayan
Mechanical Power
Department, Mansoura
University, Egypt

Prof. Nabil H. Mostafa

Mechanical Power
Department, University,
Zagazig, Egypt

Dr. Mohamed H. Mansour

Mechanical Power
Department, Mansoura
University, Egypt

Eng. Mohsen Y. Mansour

Aeronautical Eng., Mansoura
University,
Egypt
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CAVITATION
Cavitation is the occurrence
of vapor in a fluid due to
local low pressures which
are generated by high local
flow velocities. (Hammit,
1970)
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SUPERAVITATION DEFINITION
Supercavitation is the
use of cavitation effects
to create a bubble of
gas inside a liquid large
enough to encompass
an object travelling
through the liquid.
(Mostafa, 2000)

Supercavitation Formation
1. First, a cavity starts to grow at
the wake of the body.
2. Secondly, another cavity grows
beside the nose while the cavity
at the body wake continues to
grow.
3. The nose cavity grows enough
and the cavity at body wake
starts to collapse.
4. the cavity beside the nose
grows enough to merge with the
cavity at the body wake forming
a large one.
5. Finally, that cavity starts to
fluctuate around the final.

(Mostafa, 2000)

CAVITATION NUMBER
= (pr - pv) / (1/2 v2)

where
= Cavitation number

pr = reference pressure (Pa)

pv = vapor pressure of the fluid (Pa)
= density of the fluid (kg/m3)
v = velocity of fluid (m/s)
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Grids over the four projectiles

1- Hemispherical

2- Telescopic

3- Blunt

4- Conical

FLOW SIMULATION UPON PROJECTILES

1-a- Hemispherical Using Structured Grid

Supercavitating cavities formation upon hemisphrical

projectile at speed 60 m/s, using structured mesh
domain, at t=1400x10-5 sec.
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FLOW SIMULATION UPON PROJECTILES

1-b- Hemispherical, Unstructured

Supercavitating

cavities

formation

upon

hemisphrical

projectile at speed 60 m/s, using unstructured mesh domain.

FLOW SIMULATION UPON PROJECTILES

2-b- Telescopic, Structured

Supercavitating cavities formation upon telescopic

projectile at speed 60 m/s, using structured mesh

domain.
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FLOW SIMULATION UPON PROJECTILES

2-b- Telescopic, Unstructured

Supercavitating cavities formation upon telescopic

projectile at speed 60 m/s, using unstructured mesh
domain.
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FLOW SIMULATION FOR BLUNT PROJECTILE

3-a- Blunt, Structured

Supercavitating cavities formation upon blunt

projectile at speed 60 m/s, using structured mesh
domain.
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FLOW SIMULATION FOR BLUNT PROJECTILE

3-b- Blunt, Unstructured

Supercavitating cavities formation upon blunt

projectile at speed 60 m/s, using unstructured mesh
domain.
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FLOW SIMULATION UPON PROJECTILES

4-a- Conical, Structured

Supercavitating cavities formation upon blunt projectile

at speed 60 m/s, using structured mesh domain.

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FLOW SIMULATION UPON PROJECTILES

4-b- Conical, Unstructured

Supercavitating cavities formation upon conical

projectile at speed 60 m/s, using unstructured mesh
domain.

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FLOW SIMULATION UPON PROJECTILES

1-a- Hemispherical Using Structured Grid

Supercavitating cavities formation upon hemisphrical

projectile at speed 60 m/s, using structured mesh
domain.

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FLOW SIMULATION UPON PROJECTILES

1-b- Hemispherical, Unstructured

Supercavitating

cavities

formation

upon

hemisphrical

projectile at speed 60 m/s, using unstructured mesh domain.

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FLOW SIMULATION UPON PROJECTILES

2-b- Telescopic, Structured

Supercavitating cavities formation upon telescopic

projectile at speed 60 m/s, using structured mesh
domain.
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FLOW SIMULATION UPON PROJECTILES

2-b- Telescopic, Unstructured

Supercavitating cavities formation upon telescopic

projectile at speed 60 m/s, using unstructured mesh
domain.
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FLOW SIMULATION FOR BLUNT PROJECTILE

3-a- Blunt, Structured

Supercavitating cavities formation upon blunt

projectile at speed 60 m/s, using structured mesh
domain.
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FLOW SIMULATION FOR BLUNT PROJECTILE

3-b- Blunt, Unstructured

Supercavitating cavities formation upon blunt

projectile at speed 60 m/s, using unstructured mesh
domain.
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FLOW SIMULATION UPON PROJECTILES

4-a- Conical, Structured

Supercavitating cavities formation upon blunt projectile

at speed 60 m/s, using structured mesh domain.

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FLOW SIMULATION UPON PROJECTILES

4-b- Conical, Unstructured

Supercavitating cavities formation upon conical

projectile at speed 60 m/s, using unstructured mesh
domain.

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