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Hydrodynamic Cavitation

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Cavitation in Non-Newtonian Fluids

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Hydrodynamic cavitation is observed when large pressure differentials are generated within a moving liquid and is accompanied by a number of physical effects, erosion being most notable from a technological viewpoint. Cavitation bubbles can form in the low pressure region and be carried into the higher pressure region where they collapse, so that the surface of any body is acted on by pulsating pressure loads, eventually leading to the destruction of the surface. The collapse of the bubbles goes hand in hand with a cracking noise, giving the first indication of cavitation occurrence.

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Brujan, EA. (2011). Hydrodynamic Cavitation. In: Cavitation in Non-Newtonian Fluids. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-15343-3_4

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