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Basictheory
Figure42Cavitation
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Whenthebubblescollapse,theycauseverystronglocal
shock-wavesinthewater.Thesemaybeaudibleandcanalso
damagethepropellerblades.Inadditiontothis,thecavitation
willgenerateverystrongreverberation,commonlyseenasared
stripeofechoesbehindthevessel.
Ifyouhavebigproblemswithcavitation,trytoadjustthe
propellerpitchand/orthenumberofrevolutions.
Reverberation
Reverberationisgeneratedwhentheechoesfromyoursonar
transmissionarereectednotonlybyshandobjectsinthe
water,butalsofromthebottomandtheseasurface.
Figure43Reverberation
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