Achievements in Observation and Prediction of Cavitation: Effect and Damage on the Ship Propellers

Cavitation erosion is the most avoided problems caused by the bubble cavitation inception. Other frequent problems occurring are vibration and noise because of the cavitation induced pressure fluctuation on the hull. This paper aims to review the cavitation phenomenon on ship propellers, which have been performed in the previous research. Several techniques to obtain reliable observation and prediction of cavitation inception, related to the adverse effect on material damages are discussed through advance experimental laboratory and numerical modeling. Then, prediction and observation of cavitation behavior on the full scale and model scale, cavitation flow behind hull conditions, and geometry modification of the skew propeller are thoroughly discussed. (C) 2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.