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Which risk increases when a municipal water pump's impeller experiences cavitation within its hydrodynamic functions?

A)Increased material erosion rate
B)Higher thermal energy absorption
C)Diminished laminar flow stability
D)Augmented vibrational frequency peaks

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Increased material erosion occurs because cavitation causes vapor bubbles to collapse violently on the impeller surface, resulting in localized shock waves; this is referred to as 'cavitation erosion'. Therefore, material loss is worsened, rather than thermal energy absorption or flow changes under standard conditions.

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