cavitation noise
cavitation noise
[‚kav·ə′tā·shən ‚nȯiz] (acoustics)
Noise resulting from the formation of vapor- or gas-filled cavities in liquids by mechanical forces, as occurs near a propeller.
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This first major powered experiment consisted of cavitation observations, cavitation inception, and
cavitation noise evaluation conducted with the tunnel test velocities equal to full-scale speeds.
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