He Course Will Cover Fundamentals of Physical and Theoretical Description of The Cavitation Phenomenon and Bubble Dynamics That Include# Cavitation Classification Regimes, Definitions And Non-dimensional Parameters, Cavitation Inception Conditions, Spherical and Non-spherical Bubble Dynamics, Including Collapse Or Explosion, Rayleigh-plesset Equations and Incorporation of Thermal, Compressibility and Viscosity Effect, Translation of Bubbles# Equations to Describe Flows Around Spheres, Unsteady Stokes Flow, Barotropic Relations and Analytic Solutions to Compute Sonic Speed, Bubbly Shockwaves Speed in Homogenous Bubbly Flows and Nozzle Flows, Bubbles and Cavities On Two-dimensional Foil, Modeling And Description of Vortex Cavitation, Supercavitation, Cavitation In Shear Layers (wakes and Jets). If Time Permits The Course Will Briefly Cover The Topic of Acoustic Cavitation and Sonoluminescence, Bubble-bubble Coalescence and Effects of Surfactants On Cavitation. Learning Outcomes# at The End of The Course The Studetns Will Ble Able To# 1. Analyze Flow Problems With Cavitation and Bubble Dynamics In Experimental and Numerical Research. 2. Perform Calculations With Analytical and Numerical Tools For Predicting and Controlling The Cavitation Phenomenon and Collapse Of Bubbles in Engineering Applications. 3. Develop Analytical Models to Describe The Kinematic and Dynamic Behavior of The Babbles in Different Flow Regimes. 4. Predict Sonic Speed and Shock Wave Behavior in Bubby Flow.

Faculty: Aerospace Engineering
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Pre-required courses

(34013 - Fluid Mechanics 1 and 84312 - Compressible Flow) or (84312 - Compressible Flow and 84314 - Viscous Flow and Heat Transfer)