Although the prediction of propeller cavitation-induced pressure fluctuation strongly depends on the model-scalemeasure- ment in a cavitation tunnel, there is still a lack of correlation with full-scale data. This pap...Although the prediction of propeller cavitation-induced pressure fluctuation strongly depends on the model-scalemeasure- ment in a cavitation tunnel, there is still a lack of correlation with full-scale data. This paper deals with the enhancement of such a correlation deficiency by improving the conventional model-test technique, two majors of which are in the following. One is to take into account the boundary layer effect of wooden fairing plate at the ceiling of water cavitation tunnel. The other is to avoid the reso- nance frequency range of model-ship via adjusting the revolution speed of model propeller. Through a case study, for which both model and full-scale test data are available, the improved method in this study shows its validness, and furthermore a close correla- tion with full scale measurement.展开更多
文摘Although the prediction of propeller cavitation-induced pressure fluctuation strongly depends on the model-scalemeasure- ment in a cavitation tunnel, there is still a lack of correlation with full-scale data. This paper deals with the enhancement of such a correlation deficiency by improving the conventional model-test technique, two majors of which are in the following. One is to take into account the boundary layer effect of wooden fairing plate at the ceiling of water cavitation tunnel. The other is to avoid the reso- nance frequency range of model-ship via adjusting the revolution speed of model propeller. Through a case study, for which both model and full-scale test data are available, the improved method in this study shows its validness, and furthermore a close correla- tion with full scale measurement.
