| Abstract: | In cavitating flows there is a strong interaction between the fine dispersed vapor bubbles and turbulence. Therefore in two‐phase flow calculations the prediction of turbulence is a matter of great difficulties and uncertainties. To get an idea of the influence of turbulence modelling on the calculated result, viscous and inviscid two‐phase calculations of cavitating pump flow were performed. In the inviscid calculations the influence of cavitation is isolated from turbulence effects. In the viscous calculations the effect of turbulence is modelled with a k – ϵ turbulence model. The results show that the influence of viscous effects on the flow field is weak in comparison to cavitation. However, in contrast to the steady cavitation behaviour predicted by the viscous calculations, the inviscid calculations show unsteady behaviour of the cavitation (as can be seen in the experiment). |
