Heat Transfer Process of Bubble during the Occurrence of Cavitation in Hydraulic System

Thermal characteristic of cavitation has great influence on the process of occurrence,development and collapse of bubble in hydraulic system. By choosing the stage of bubble growth as the research object,combining with the characteristic of the process of bubble occurrence and development in hydraulic system, and ignoring the impact of thermal radiation,the heat transfer situation of bubble growth was analyzed under appropriate assumptions of thermodynamic conditions in the bubble generation and development process. The mathematical expression of the temperature change of bubble was deduced using thermodynamic principle. Through combining the expression with classic Rayleigh-Plesset Equation,numerical calculation was carried out and the temperature variation over time（ or bubble radius） was obtained. The influences of convective heat transfer coefficient of bubble and polytropic exponent on the thermodynamic process of bubble were analyzed. Finally,the thermal characteristic of bubble growth after cavitation occurrence was summarized.