Experimental Investigation of the Characteristics of an Artificial Cavity During the Water-Exit of a Slender Body

Abstract

Experimental studies are carried out with slender bodies vertically exiting out of the water using a high-speed camera. The mechanisms for the formation, development, and collapse of the cavity around the slender body are explored. The dynamic characteristics of the shoulder cavity and the trail cavity during the water-exit of low-speed bodies are analyzed for various water depths and initial velocities. The results show that the initial velocity has a great influence on the formation, development, and collapse of the cavity. The length and the thickness of the shoulder cavity vary non-linearly with the depth.

Keywords

Water-exit / Slender body / Cavity development / Cavity collapse / Experimental investigation

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