The course is addressed to graduate students and young researchers in the fields of Engineering, Applied Mathematics and Applied Physics, as well as to professionals and R&D staff from industry. The course is especially of interest to researchers dealing with phenomena involving cavitation in industrial or environmental processes.

Cavitation is a thermodynamic multiphase process occurring in liquids and of interest for several industrial and environmental applications. Cavitation has a detrimental effect in hydraulic machinery and devices since it may produce erosion of pump impellers, ship propellers, valve trims and produce noise. On the other hand, it may be used for medical purposes or as a process intensifier technique in many industrial processes as well as for chemical-free water treatment purposes.

Lectures will cover several topics, including: an introduction of the basic thermodynamics and fluid mechanics of cavitation; numerical and experimental techniques to predict and understand cavitation processes; cavitation associated noise; cavitation in applicative problems, like hydraulic machinery, medical systems and water purification processes.

Program:

Tuesday, 11 February

08:30 - 09:00 Welcome and presentation of the school (M. Righetti, V. Armenio)

09:00 -10:00 Fundamentals of cavitation I (V. Armenio)

10:00 - 10:30 Coffee break

10:30 - 11:30 Fundamentals of cavitation II (V. Armenio)

11:30 - 12:30 Hydrodynamic cavitation reactors and environmental applications I (C. Manes)

12:30 - 14:00 Lunch

14:00 - 15:00 Hydrodynamic cavitation reactors and environmental applications II (C. Manes)

15:00 - 18.00 Lab activity I (G. Pisaturo, M. Righetti)

Wednesday , 12 February

08:30 - 09:00 Teambuilding activity: “Who does what?”

09:00 -10:00 Numerical modelling of cavitation and noise I (M. Cianferra)

10:00 - 10:30 Coffee break

10:30 - 11:30 Numerical modelling of cavitation and noise I (M. Cianferra)

11:30 - 12:30 Tutorial on numerical methods I (M. Cianferra e V. Armenio)

12:30 - 14:00 Lunch

14:00 - 15:00 Tutorial on numerical methods II (M. Cianferra e V. Armenio)

15:00 - TBI* Social event and full moon dinner on the snow

Thursday, 13 February

08:30 - 09:00 Feedback time

09:00 -10:00 Cavitation in control devices I (S. Malavasi)

10:00 - 10:30 Coffee break

10:30 - 11:30 Cavitation in control devices II (S. Malavasi)

11:30 - 12:30 Cavitation in Pumps and turbines I (A. Carravetta)

12:30 - 14:00 Lunch

14:00 - 15:00 Cavitation in Pumps and turbines II (A. Carravetta)

15:00 - 18:00 Lub activity II (M. Renzi, M. Larcher) 

Friday, 14 February

08:30 - 09:00 Workshop: academia meets industry

09:00 -10:00 Workshop: academia meets industry

10:00 - 10:30 Coffee break

10:30 - 11:30 Workshop: academia meets industry

11:30 - 12:30 End of workshop seminars and closing remarks