Numerical simulation of pipeline ultrasonic cavitation based on CFD

Cavitation effect is one of the main mechanisms of ultrasonic descaling. Through the mixture model and the cavitation model in Fluent, the ultrasonic cavitation field in the pipe is simulated. The simulated distributions of pressure field and variation of vapor are analyzed and discussed. This study shows that the CFD simulation is available to be used to predict the ultrasonic cavitation and it will be helpful for research of ultrasonic cavitation.