Two-Phase Flows in Marine Propulsion and Engineering

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue will include experimental, computational, and theoretical contributions on the various aspects of two-phase flows arising in marine propulsion and engineering, such as the following:

• Two-phase flows in ship air lubrication systems implemented for drag reduction by introducing air in the form of bubbles/layers between water and the ship hull, possibly equipped with bottom internal/external air cavities; approaches to suppress flow instabilities under different navigation conditions.
• Two-phase flows caused by propeller/impeller cavitation; approaches to avoid cavitation.
• Two-phase flows in marine ramjets utilizing gaseous, liquid, or solid metallized fuels.
• Two-phase flows and accidental explosions in large-scale marine diesel crankcases caused by the formation and ignition of lubricating oil mist and vapors in air, e.g., as a result of contact with an overheated engine part; alternative explanations of crankcase explosions; oil mist flammability; means of explosion prevention and mitigation; explosion relief valves, etc.
• Two-phase flows in underwater explosions; bubbly detonations; and the mitigation of underwater explosions by bubbly barriers.
• Other manifestations of two-phase flow phenomena in marine propulsion and engineering.

Prof. Dr. Sergey M. Frolov
Guest Editor

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