Cavitation (Influence of Free Gas content) 
O =TOUCH BODY 
oa INITIAL UPSTREAM 
LOCATION = 5 mm OFF AXIS 
— — INITIAL UPSTREAM 
LOCATION = 6.25 mm OFF AXIS 
P UPSTRE aM= 0.296 bar 
Vurstream ~ 2-1 m/sec 
BODY DIAMETER = 50 mm 
ON BODY 
SURFACE 
PRESSURE COEFFICIENT (C,) AT BUBBLE LOCATION 
“2.5 0 -25 -5.0 
AXIAL DISTANCE FROM FACE OF HEADFORM (mm) 
FIGURE 3. PRESSURE COEFFICIENT VARIATION ALONG 
BUBBLE TRAJECTORY: INITIAL UPSTREAM LOCATION 
OF 5.0 MM, 6.25 MM: VUPSTREAM = 91 M/SEC 
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