amit6371
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To be more technical,btw, I had read about why cavitation happens-
it is because when propellers rotate, low pressure areas are created in the water flowing through the propeller,
so the water gets boiled off in lp areas, due to which bubbles are created and when those bubbles burst, noise is created.
(very simplified version)
As the fluid(water) flows around the blade, due to the inherent airfoil shape of blade crosssection, the water velocity increases which leads to a decrease in pressure. If the absolute pressure of the water on the blade surface becomes lower than the saturation pressure of water, it starts boiling or the formation of bubbles starts. Now when these bubbles strike the blade surface, they burst and produce weak shocks and a pitting sound (Sonar are used to detect these sounds to find submarines). It also causes damage to the blade over the time and hence decreases its efficiency. No doubt propeller design is one of the closest guarded secrets.
