(With link to paper) Cavitation is an important phenomenon, which should be taken into account when designing propellers in order to minimise noise radiation, vibration and erosion.
The occurence of cavitation, however, is highly sensitive to a number of factors which influence its inception; these include water quality, surface roughness and transition from laminar to turbulent flow.
Marin has published a paper which presents a preliminary investigation into how application of a transition model influences the flow prediction for a cavitating marine propeller (without modifying the cavitation model), as well as identifying potential areas for further model development.
