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ETR3(SS) · 08-23-09, 08:36 AM

Sea pressure. Part of the noisiness of cavitation is the collapse of the bubbles generated by sea pressure. It's the collapse of those bubbles that causes the damage to the screw. In a boiling pot of water the bubbles reach the surface where they burst into the air.

08-23-09, 08:36 AM	#14
ETR3(SS) Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Between test depth and periscope depth Posts: 3,021 Downloads: 175 Uploads: 16	Sea pressure. Part of the noisiness of cavitation is the collapse of the bubbles generated by sea pressure. It's the collapse of those bubbles that causes the damage to the screw. In a boiling pot of water the bubbles reach the surface where they burst into the air. __________________ USS Kentucky SSBN 737 (G) Comms Div 2003-2006 Qualified 19 November 03 Yes I was really on a submarine.