Springer Cavitation Instabilities Turbopumps Hydroturbines - Springer CISM 575

This comprehensive technical resource explores the physics and fluid dynamics of cavitation phenomena in high-performance turbopumps and hydraulic turbines. The book covers fundamental principles including nucleation, dynamics, thermodynamic effects, and erosion, alongside detailed examination of cavitation forms such as attached cavitation, cloud cavitation, supercavitation, and vortex cavitation relevant to hydraulic turbomachinery. It combines theoretical foundations with modern experimental techniques and numerical simulation methods, providing engineers and researchers with essential knowledge for understanding cavitation-induced instabilities and their critical implications on the design and safe operation of advanced turbopump systems and hydroturbines in demanding applications.