Numerical Modeling of Unsteady Cavitating Flows around a Stationary Hydrofoil

Figure 4

Comparisons of the vapor fraction and turbulence kinetic energy contours for the three different cavitation models with 𝑛=1 and 𝑛=3 for 𝜎=1.49, Re = 750,000, 𝑉_∞=5 m/s, and 𝛼=6^∘.

(a) Kubota model

(b) Merkle model

(c) Singhal model