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← TechnologyWhich risk increases when a hydraulic relief valve chatters due to rapid pressure fluctuations?
A)Actuator stalling from fluid aeration
B)System overheating from valve friction
C)Component failure from pressure spikes✓
D)Pump cavitation from reduced backpressure
💡 Explanation
When a relief valve chatters, rapid opening and closing cycles of create pressure spikes from the sudden changes in flow momentum, causing fatigue and potential failures in connected components. Therefore component failure from spikes results, rather than stalling, cavitation or overheating, which depend on different mechanism or configurations.
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