Achievements and challenges in cavitation research on ship propellers.

This paper reviews cavitation research on ship propellers performed in the recent past in MARIN's Depressurized Towing Tank and cavitation tunnels. Cases are presented through which advances have been made possible in the design of propellers and ships, and unresolved issues are discussed that form the challenges of future research. Our focus is on inception, hull-pressure fluctuations, and erosion on propeller blades and rudders. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]