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Special Seminar

Date: August 10th, 2009
Time: 11:00 AM
Location: Latrobe 106
Speaker: Ernst-A. Weitendorf
Naval Architect, Consultant for Hydrodynamics, Cavitation, Vibration
Title: "Cavitation and Water Quality at Ship Model Propeller Tests"

Abstract

The talk will consist of

1. Short historical introduction of the cavitation phenomenon
2. Cavitation investigations in three tunnels
3. Vibration excitation by higher harmonics of the blade frequency pressure
fluctuations at the ship’s stern
4. Short report and recommendations of the ITTC Specialist Committee on
Water Quality (2002)
5. Summary and prospect