Which risk increases when a cryogenic helium pump operates near its two-phase transition boundary at 4.2K?

💡 Explanation

Pump cavitation risk increases because the phase transition causes vapor bubbles; volumetric expansion due to vaporization disrupts smooth liquid flow, creating cavitation. Therefore, pump performance fails, rather than increased tunneling or different fluid property changes at these cryogenic conditions.

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