Surface cavitation flow characterization of jet hydrofoils based on vortex identification method

Abstract

The vortex structure is a typically coherent structure. The influence of hydrofoil jets with different chordal positions on the vortex structure in the hydrofoil flow field is investigated to improve the suppression mechanism of cavitation by jet hydrofoils. The investigation is based on the Liutex-vortex identification method and the chordal position with the best suppression effect on the large-scale vortex on the hydrofoil surface is explored. In addition, the dynamics of the vortex structure in different cavitation states are analyzed by means of vortex transport equations based on the optimal chordwise position. The results show that the U-shaped vortex is the main morphology of the hydrofoil surface bubble shedding; the results show that the U-shaped vortex is the main form of cavitation shedding on the hydrofoil surface; compared with the original hydrofoil and other jet positions, the shedding of large-scale vortex structure can be suppressed better when the jet is located at 0.6c; the dominant vorticity transport terms are different in various cavitation stages. In the primary cavitation stage, the vorticity dilatation term is dominant. In contrast, during the development, maturation and shedding phases, the vortex stretching term dominates, reducing the pressure gradient in the hydrofoil flow field and suppressing the strength of the return jet.

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