Author(s): Wu Jianhua; Ma Fei; Xu Weilin

Linked Author(s): Jianhua Wu, Weilin XU

Keywords: Aerator; air entrainment; bottom roller; cavitation damage; cavity; control volume

Abstract: For the size estimation of the bottom roller, it is crucial to select the control volume (CV) used in the momentum equation and to calculate the velocities entering and leaving the CV. These aspects are taken into account in the present work. A pragmatic method is provided and its accuracy is examined through the comparison with data from previous physical model experiments and other CV analyses.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00221686.2012.757566

Year: 2013