In a high-speed hydraulic actuator, which risk increases dramatically with an improperly sized inlet?

💡 Explanation

Pump cavitation increases because the inadequate inlet causes local pressure drops below the fluid's vapor pressure. This vapor bubble formation collapses violently, pitting the impeller, therefore accelerating impeller shaft fatigue, rather than other less direct thermal or mechanical consequences.

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