Which risk increases dramatically when water jet velocity induces turbulence?

💡 Explanation

Cavitation erosion risk increases in jet systems because increased fluid velocity results in increased turbulence; increased turbulence causes vapor bubbles to form then collapse violently via the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability mechanism. Therefore, erosion intensifies because collapsing bubbles damage the metal rather than the other effects occurring.

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