Dataset for article "Scale Effect on the Cavitation Inception Number and Cavitating Discharge Coefficient of the Axisymmetric Converging-diverging Nozzle"
Abstract
The DataSet.zip contains all the data used in the manuscript.It consists of five .mat matlab data files, named by the nozzle numbers.The data for each nozzle are organized as a structure array.Below is the annotations for the fields of the structure array:.Q_s – The stable flow rate, m3/h.Q_s.means – The mean stable fow rate from three replicates at each upstream valve opening.Q_s.SU – The standard uncertainty of the mean stable flow rates.Q_s.veffs – The effective degrees of freedom of the mean stable flow rates.Q_s.Us – The expanded uncertianties of the mean stable flow rates.Pi_s – The stable inlet pressure, MPa.Pi_s.means – The mean stable inlet pressure from three replicates at each upstream valve opening.Pi_s.SU – The standard uncertainty of the mean stable inlet pressures.Pi_s.veffs – The effective degrees of freedom of the mean stable inlet pressures.Pi_s.Us – The expanded uncertianties of the mean mean critical inlet pressures.Pa_c – The critical ambient pressure, MPa.Pa_c.means – The mean critical ambient pressure from three replicates at each upstream valve opening.Pa_c.SU – The standard uncertainty of the mean critical ambient pressures.Pa_c.veffs – The effective degrees of freedom of the mean critical ambient pressures.Pa_c.Us – The expanded uncertianties of the mean mean critical ambient pressures.sigma_c – The cavitation inception number, dimensionless.sigma_c.means – The mean cavitation inception number from three replicates at each upstream valve opening.sigma_c.SU – The standard uncertainty of the mean cavitation inception numbers.sigma_c.veffs – The effective degrees of freedom of the mean cavitation inception numbers.sigma_c.Us – The expanded uncertianties of the mean cavitation inception numbers.C_s – The cavitating discharge coefficient number, dimensionless.sigma_c.means – The mean cavitating discharge coefficient number from three replicates at each upstream valve opening.sigma_c.SU – The standard uncertainty of the mean cavitating discharge coefficient numbers.sigma_c.veffs – The effective degrees of freedom of the mean cavitating discharge coefficient numbers.sigma_c.Us – The expanded uncertianties of the mean cavitating discharge coefficient numbers.Pis_Pac – The model of the relationship between critical inlet pressure and critical ambient pressure.Pis_Pac.p – The estimates of the parameters of the model.Pis_Pac.f – The handle of the function for the model.Pis_Pac.gof – The coefficient of determination.Pis_Pac.SU – The standard uncertianties of the estimates of the parameters.Pis_Pac.k – The coverage factors for the estimates of the standard uncertainties.Pis_Pac.U – The expanded uncertainties for the estimates of parameters.Pis_Pac.P – The sets of estimates of parameters generated through Monte Carlo resampling.Pis_sigmac – The model of the relationship between critical inlet pressure and cavitation inception number.Pis_sigmac.p – The estimates of the parameters of the model.Pis_sigmac.f – The handle of the function for the model.Pis_sigmac.gof – The coefficient of determination.Pis_sigmac.SU – The standard uncertianties of the estimates of the parameters.Pis_sigmac.k – The coverage factors for the estimates of the standard uncertainties.Pis_sigmac.U – The expanded uncertainties for the estimates of parameters.Pis_sigmac.P – The sets of estimates of parameters generated through Monte Carlo resampling.Pis_Cs – The model of the relationship between critical inlet pressure and cavitating discharge coefficient.Pis_Cs.p – The estimates of the parameters of the model.Pis_Cs.f – The handle of the function for the model.Pis_Cs.gof – The coefficient of determination.Pis_Cs.SU – The standard uncertianties of the estimates of the parameters.Pis_Cs.k – The coverage factors for the estimates of the standard uncertainties.Pis_Cs.U – The expanded uncertainties for the estimates of parameters.Pis_Cs.P – The sets of estimates of parameters generated through Monte Carlo resampling.Pis_Qs – The model of the relationship between critical inlet pressure and stable flow rate.Pis_Qs.p – The estimates of the parameters of the model.Pis_Qs.f – The handle of the function for the model.Pis_Qs.gof – The coefficient of determination.Pis_Qs.SU – The standard uncertianties of the estimates of the parameters.Pis_Qs.k – The coverage factors for the estimates of the standard uncertainties.Pis_Qs.U – The expanded uncertainties for the estimates of parameters.Pis_Qs.P – The sets of estimates of parameters generated through Monte Carlo resampling.sigma_c_chrc – The characteristic cavitation inception number, dimensionless.sigma_c_chrc.chrc – The estimate of the characteristic cavitation inception number.sigma_c_chrc.SU – The standard uncertainty of the estimate of the characteristic cavitation inception number.sigma_c_chrc.k – The coverage factor of the standard uncertainty.sigma_c_chrc.U – The expanded uncertainty of the estimate.sigma_c_chrc – The characteristic cavitation inception number, dimensionless.C_s_chrc – The characteristic cavitating discharge coefficient, dimensionless.C_s_chrc.chrc – The estimate of the characteristic cavitating discharge coefficient.sigma_c_chrc.SU – The standard uncertainty of the estimate of the characteristic cavitating discharge coefficient.sigma_c_chrc.k – The coverage factor of the standard uncertainty.sigma_c_chrc.U – The expanded uncertainty of the estimate.Ku – The replicates at a upstream valve opening; Number1 deontes the opening.Ku .R – The data of the Number2-th replicate.Ku .R .Q – The flow rate time series.Ku .R .Pi – The inlet pressure time series.Ku .R .Pa – The ambient pressure time series.Ku .R .Q_s – The stable flow rate of this replicate.Ku .R .Pi_s – The stable inlet pressure of this replicate.Ku .R .Pac – The stable ambient pressure of this replicate.Ku .R .sigma_c – The cavitation inception number of this replicate.Ku .R .C_s – The cavitating discharge coefficient of this replicate.Ku .R .t – The measured time instants of this replicate.Ku .R .t_c – The time instant at cavitation inception of this replicate.Ku .R .f – The function handlefrom the regression of non-cavitating inlet pressures and stable flow rates.Ku .R .sigma – The cavitation number time series of this replicate.Ku .R .OD – The dissolved oxygen concentration this replicate, mg/L.Ku .R .T – The water temperature of this replicate, degrees celsius.Ku .R .Date – The experiment date of this replicate
Fields of Study & Subjects
Cavitation Phenomena in Pumps
Hydraulic flow and structures
Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Publication date
- 13 January 2026
- Document type
- Dataset