The study deals with the prediction of cavitation inception in the wake of two-dimensional bluff bodies subject to wall interference effects. Corrections are included in the model to account for flow entrainment effects and loss of circulation in the vortices shed from the bluff body. Experimental results are also presented to verify the proposed model over a range of blockages.
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