Flow and Noise Characteristics of Cavitating Jet Issuing from a Rectangular Orifice for Various Aspect Ratios

Abstract

Cavitation is one of the significant issues for water hydraulic components. This study focuses on the relationships between the cavitation phenomenon and noise under various pressure condition. Cavitating jet from a rectangular orifice with different aspect ratio was investigated in this study to reveal the critical parameter for the cavitation in a water hydraulic spool valve. The author performed flow visualization and noise measurement. The experimental results showed that the relationship between jet behavior and noise characteristics. The noises of all aspect ratio jets had a peak at the same positive downstream pressure. The both of cavitation and noise were suppressed for the largest aspect ratio of AR=52.0.