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← ScienceWhich 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
💡 Explanation
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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