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CAVITATION NOISE [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-01-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Acoustics (Physics)
- Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hydrodynamic noise
1, record 1, English, hydrodynamic%20noise
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Hydrodynamic noise results from a combination of propeller cavitation and flow noises. 2, record 1, English, - hydrodynamic%20noise
Record 1, Key term(s)
- hydro-dynamic noise
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Acoustique (Physique)
- Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bruit hydrodynamique
1, record 1, French, bruit%20hydrodynamique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le bruit hydrodynamique résulte de la combinaison des bruits de cavitation de l'hélice et du bruit d'écoulement. 1, record 1, French, - bruit%20hydrodynamique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-11-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Maneuvering of Ships
- Acoustics (Physics)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- propeller noise
1, record 2, English, propeller%20noise
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Low-frequency ship noise sources include propeller noise(cavitation, cavitation modulation at blade passage frequency and harmonics, unsteady propeller blade passage forces), propulsion machinery such as diesel engines, gears, and major auxiliaries such as diesel generators(Ross, 1976). 2, record 2, English, - propeller%20noise
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Manœuvre des navires
- Acoustique (Physique)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- chant d'hélice
1, record 2, French, chant%20d%27h%C3%A9lice
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- bruit des hélices 1, record 2, French, bruit%20des%20h%C3%A9lices
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bruit de fréquence musicale pure, entre 200 et 300 hertz, d'intensité très élevée, produit à partir d'une vitesse d'une dizaine de nœuds, par les vibrations mécaniques des pales d'hélice d'un navire sous l'action des tourbillons. 1, record 2, French, - chant%20d%27h%C3%A9lice
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le chant d'hélice peut être éliminé par chanfreinage des pales de l'hélice. 1, record 2, French, - chant%20d%27h%C3%A9lice
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Maniobras de los buques
- Acústica (Física)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- ruido de hélice
1, record 2, Spanish, ruido%20de%20h%C3%A9lice
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2010-07-22
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- partial vacuum cavity
1, record 3, English, partial%20vacuum%20cavity
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cavitation is the production and collapse of partial vacuum cavities in the water. It reduces the effectiveness of propellers, and also generates tremendous amounts of noise. 1, record 3, English, - partial%20vacuum%20cavity
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- cavité de vide partiel
1, record 3, French, cavit%C3%A9%20de%20vide%20partiel
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Au bout d’un moment, la vitesse de vaporisation atteint un seuil au-delà duquel ça ne peut plus augmenter. Il se produit alors un phénomène très connu qui tend à maintenir la valeur de la pression à la valeur de la pression tensorielle du fluide. Des cavités de vide partiel ou total se créent. C’est la cavitation. 1, record 3, French, - cavit%C3%A9%20de%20vide%20partiel
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1999-03-31
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Engineering
- Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
- Hydroplanes and Hydrofoils
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- cavitating
1, record 4, English, cavitating
correct, adjective
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Noise from cavitating hydrofoils as influenced by boundary-layer development. [Paper by] William K. Blake and F. Ellsworth Geib, Jr.(...). This paper describes measurements of noise from cavitating flow over a hydrofoil.(Cavitation was generated on a hydrofoil in the presence of a separated laminar boundary layer on the one hand and of a fully turbulent attached boundary layer on the other). 2, record 4, English, - cavitating
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cavitation: Disturbance around revolving propeller blades struts, etc., caused by collapse of transient pressure disturbances resulting from flow of water over their surfaces. 3, record 4, English, - cavitating
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Ingénierie
- Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
- Hydroglisseurs et hydroptères
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- cavitant
1, record 4, French, cavitant
correct, adjective
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Produisant un mouvement de cavitation. 2, record 4, French, - cavitant
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[L'hydroptère] se justifie à chaque fois qu'il est souhaitable de disposer d'une plate-forme très stable: ce peut être le cas des utilisateurs militaires, lorsque l'hydroptère est utilisé comme plate-forme de tir. D'où l'intérêt manifesté par l'U.S. Navy et l'OTAN: côté vitesse, des progrès peuvent être attendus de l'utilisation sur les ailettes de profils cavitants et super-cavitants (profils à "base ventilée", etc.). 3, record 4, French, - cavitant
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cavitation: Phénomène qui se produit lorsqu'une hélice tourne trop vite: l'air contenu dans l'eau forme une cavité gazeuse autour des pales de l'hélice qui tourne alors dans le vide. 4, record 4, French, - cavitant
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1979-10-03
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Acoustics (Physics)
- Engineering
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- cavitation threshold
1, record 5, English, cavitation%20threshold
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- threshold of cavitation 1, record 5, English, threshold%20of%20cavitation
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
intensity of an acoustic field at which acoustically-induced cavitation just begins to occur. Indications of this are : increased acoustic losses, increased non-linear distortion and the appearance of cavitation noise. 1, record 5, English, - cavitation%20threshold
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Above the cavitation threshold the nuclei become unstable and collapse suddenly, radialing shock waves which appear as wide-band noise. 1, record 5, English, - cavitation%20threshold
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Acoustique (Physique)
- Ingénierie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- seuil de la cavitation
1, record 5, French, seuil%20de%20la%20cavitation
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- seuil de cavitation 2, record 5, French, seuil%20de%20cavitation
masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
seuil de la cavitation NPSH [net positive suction head]. [...] Dans l'écoulement des liquides, il existe [...] un seuil au-delà duquel la cavitation ne peut se produire et que nous pouvons traduire par la relation [où] la pression minimale en un point particulier de l'écoulement [est supérieure à la pression de vapeur saturante] 1, record 5, French, - seuil%20de%20la%20cavitation
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1979-10-02
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Acoustics (Physics)
- Engineering
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- cavitation noise
1, record 6, English, cavitation%20noise
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
noise produced by violent radial motion of cavitation nuclei under the influence of an alternating pressure field. Above the cavitation threshold the nuclei become unstable and collapse suddenly, radialing shock waves which appear as wide-band noise. 2, record 6, English, - cavitation%20noise
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cavitation threshold: intensity of an acoustic field at which acoustically-induced cavitation just begins to occur. 2, record 6, English, - cavitation%20noise
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
cavitation nuclei: microscopic cavities which normally exist in any sample of water; often associated with suspended solid particles although they may exist alone. 2, record 6, English, - cavitation%20noise
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Acoustique (Physique)
- Ingénierie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- bruit de cavitation 1, record 6, French, bruit%20de%20cavitation
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cavitation: Formation de cavités, remplies de vapeur ou de gaz, au sein d'un liquide en mouvement (...) 2, record 6, French, - bruit%20de%20cavitation
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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