A Study of the Behavior of
Cavitation in a Microgravity Environment
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
This experiment will study the behavior of cavitation in a
microgravity environment. Cavitation will be induced by passing water from
a small pipe through a rapidly diverging diffuser. Based on the continuity
equation, the increasing area will lower the pressure below the vapor
pressure causing cavitation. The behavior of the cavitation will be
photographed using a camcorder during the microgravity sequence of the
parabola flown by the KC-135A.
