Which consequence results when rapid valve actuation causes fluid-column separation in long hydraulic lines?

💡 Explanation

A liquid-column separation creates vapor cavities. Subsequent collapse is termed cavitation, therefore causing intense pressure spikes, or water hammer, because the suddenly arrested fluid converts kinetic energy back to destructive pressure rather than continuous flow.

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