%0 Journal Article %A Savchenko, Yu. N. %D 1996 %I Begell House %N 1-2 %P 58-68 %R 10.1615/InterJFluidMechRes.v23.i1-2.70 %T Motion in Water at Supercavitation Speeds %U https://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/71cb29ca5b40f8f8,0bccc7df094569b2,6ac9a5981cb86624.html %V 23 %X Advantages of craft motion at supercavitation speeds in water are demonstrated. Experimental studies of supercavities are presented for model craft launched from a gas catapult into a 35×2.2×2.2 m channel at speeds up to 1360 m/s (0.93 M) where they move with cavitation numbers σ = 10−4. The paradoxical properties of supercavitation flow modes are discussed. Results of a numerical modeling of the formation and perturbation of free boundaries of supercavities are presented. %8 1996-04-01