Thispaperreviewsnumericalandexperimentalinvestigationsofsheet/cloudcavitationcarriedoutattheSt.AnthonyFallsLaboratoryandattwocollaboratingfacilities(VersuchsanstaltFürWasserbau,Obernach,GermanyandOsakaUniversity,Japan)formorethanadecade.Althoughsignificantadvanceshavebeenmadeintheanalysisofthisflowseveralissuesarestillunresolved.Thepurposeofthispaperistoexaminetheoverallfeaturesoftheproblem,reviewtheprogressmadetodateandsuggestavenuesfornewinvestigation.
