CT3415 - Volumetric Machines
Project assigned by Professor Jesús Hidalgo
September - December 2016
Simon Bolivar University
0:00 Introduction: Naval Industry
0:39 Why does the water evaporate?
1:03 Vapor pressure
1:34 Cavitation in hydraulic systems
2:02 Cavitation in turbomachines
2:23 Vapor Cavity Formation
2:38 Consequences of cavitation
2:48 Why is cavitation generated?
3:08 Geometry of steam cavities
3:38 Corrosion-Erosion
4:08 How to avoid cavitation?
4:27 NPSH Required
4:44 NPSH Available
5:10 Optimizing a system
References:
The Largest Submarine in The U.S. Navy
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Cavitation Demo - Emerson Fisher
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Centrifugal pumps
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