Projectile Cavitation (3D) CFD Simulation — Ep 01
Projectile Cavitation (3D) CFD Simulation
- Lesson
- 01
- Run Time
- 17m 17s
- Published
- Oct 17, 2026
- Category
- Aerodynamics & Aerospace
- Course Progress
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About This Lesson
- The projectile cavitation study investigates the formation and development of a vapor cavity around a projectile
- 3D transient CFD of a projectile moving obliquely in water using ANSYS Fluent, with mixture cavitation and realizable
- Two inlet velocities (10 and 20 m/s) are applied to study cavitation inception and development.
- At 10 m/s the vapor cavity forms only locally and collapses quickly, so cavitation disappears.
- At 20 m/s a large, stable cavity develops around the projectile and extends into the wake.