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EPSRC Reference:	GR/L74729/01
Title:	THE USE OF WALL COMPLIANCE TO PREVENT CAVITATION DAMAGE
Principal Investigator:	Carpenter, Professor PW
Other Investigators:	Thomas, Professor P Bryanston-Cross, Professor P
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Project Partners:	Ricardo Group
Department:	Sch of Engineering
Organisation:	University of Warwick
Scheme:	Standard Research (Pre-FEC)
Starts:	01 November 1997	Ends:	31 October 1999	Value (£):	107,832
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:	Eng. Dynamics & Tribology Fluid Dynamics
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:	No relevance to Underpinning Sectors
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The overall objective of the proposed research is to establish that it is feasible in practice to use wall compliance to prevent cavitation damage in pumps and other hydraulic machinery. Fundamental research will be carried out to provide the knowledge required for developing procedures for designing compliant walls for this purpose. There is evidence that a compliant wall with the appropriate properties repels single cavitation artificially induced in static water. We intend to study experimentally and theoretically the effect of wall compliance in the more realistic use of vaporous cavitation occurring in flowing water-either in the form of single or multiple bubbles. We aim to create a flow environment which reflects practical applications.
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