CAVITATION HOME PAGE at the University of Texas at Austin

cav.i.ta.tion \ kav' i ta' shun \ n [1. the rapid formation and collapse of vapor pockets in a flowing liquid in regions of very low pressure. 2. such a pocket formed.] (Webster)

What causes it? - How does cavitation look?

Pitting on impeller blades caused by cavitation

What types of cavitation exist?

Movie of a cavitating wing inside MIT's Variable Pressure Water Tunnel (180 MB mov file)

How have the propeller designs evolved?

Related information

• Consortium on Cavitation
• Ocean Engineering Studies at UT Austin
• Computational Hydrodynamics Laboratory at UT Austin
• S.A. Kinnas home page