CAVITATION EROSION

With increasing requirements of higher speeds and smaller sizes for liquid-flow systems, the designer is confronted with cavitation erosion as a serious limitation. The various engineering aspects of this problem are shown in a graph. The design and material selection process draw information from basic research and screening tests. As of now there is no acceptable model testing technique although some attempts are being made to develop one. Most of the contemporary investigators are concentrating their efforts on basic research into the mechanics of bubble growth and collapse, the mechanisms of material removal and the interaction of environment on these processes.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Mechanical Engineers

  Two Park Avenue
  New York, NY  United States  10016-5990
• Authors:
  • Thiruvengadam, A
• Publication Date: 1971-3

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 245-253
• Serial:
  • Applied Mechanics Reviews
  • Volume: 24
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bubbles; Cavitation (Mechanics); Cavitation erosion; Dynamics; Erosion
• Old TRIS Terms: Bubble dynamics; Erosion damage
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00034416
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 27 1972 12:00AM