Question: A two-dimensional Rankine half body, 8 cm thick, is placed in a water tunnel at 20°C. The water pressure far upstream along the body centerline

A two-dimensional Rankine half body, 8 cm thick, is placed in a water tunnel at 20°C. The water pressure far upstream along the body centerline is 120 kPa. What is the nose radius of the half-body? At what tunnel flow velocity will cavitation bubbles begin to form on the surface of the body?

A two-dimensional Rankine half body, 8 cm

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