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Livermore researchers seek to understand the disease mechanism of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and, with that knowledge, identify therapies to cure this always-fatal disease. As the article beginning on p. 4 describes, the ALS research effort combines Laboratory core competencies in bioscience, engineering, computational modeling, and data science.
Dynamic transfer functions for two cavitating inducers of the same geometry but different size are presented, compared and discussed. The transfer functions for each inducer indicate similar trends as the cavitation number is decreased; only minor changes are noted with changes in the flow coefficient, the uniformity of the inlet flow or the temperature of the water (21-74 C). The non-dimensional results for the two sizes are compared with themselves and with theoretical calculations based on the bubbly flow model. All three sets of results compare well and lend further credence to the theoretical model. The best values of the two parameters in the model are evaluated and recommended for use in applications.