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Sheet/cloud cavitation on NACA 0015 hydrofoil at angle of attack. Side and bottom (suction side) view are imaged simultaneously, also seen can be a row of piezoelectric pressure transducers (dark strip on bottom third of foil).

Axisymmetric ventilated supercavitation: ventilation increases and cavitation index decreases from top to bottom.

Axisymmetric ventilated supercavitation: close-up of re-entrant jet moving upstream.

Axisymmetric, turbulent bubbly wake resulting from the collapse of a ventilated supercavity.

Cavitating (water vapor) vortices behind a cylinder mounted on the floor of the SAFL high speed water tunnel: speed is increasing and cavitation index is decreasing from top to bottom.

Bottom view of the partial cavity on a novel low-drag hydrofoil.

A wedge-shaped fin partially piercing a supercavity. Note the partial cavity forming from the leading edge of the fin.