On Air-Cavity Formation during Water Entry of Flexible Wedges
Elastic bodies entering water might experience fluid⁻structure interaction phenomena introduced by the mutual interaction between structural deformation and fluid motion. Cavity formation, often misleadingly named cavitation, is one of these. This work presents the results of an experiment...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2018-12-01
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Series: | Journal of Marine Science and Engineering |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/6/4/155 |