Auret, JGDamm, OFRAWright, GJRobinson, FPA2007-01-122007-06-072007-01-122007-06-071993-12-01Auret, JG, Damm, OFRA, Wright, GJ and Robinson, FPA. 1993. The pressure and velocity dependence of flow-type cavition erosion. Wear, vol 170 , pp 185-19000431648http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1386http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1386Previous results on the influence of water pressure and velocity on flow-type cavitations erosion, i.e. an increase in erosion rate with increasing velocity and peaking of erosion rate as a function of pressure, were confirmed by measurements with a rotating-disc test rig. Owing to the importance of exercising control over the cavitations geometry in hydraulic equipment, the effect of pressure and velocity on the position and shape of the cavitations erosion zone was systematically studied. The observed geometry of the erosion zone, as well as the wear rate behaviour, was explained in terms of the change in the cavitations-inducing pressure gradient with pressure and velocity.634401 bytesapplication/pdfenCopyright: 1993 Elsevier Science SA LausanneWater pressure effectsWater velocity effectsErosion zone geometryCavitation erosion zoneArticleAuret, J., Damm, O., Wright, G., & Robinson, F. (1993). Pressure and velocity dependence of flow-type cavitation erosion. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1386Auret, JG, OFRA Damm, GJ Wright, and FPA Robinson "Pressure and velocity dependence of flow-type cavitation erosion." (1993) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1386Auret J, Damm O, Wright G, Robinson F. Pressure and velocity dependence of flow-type cavitation erosion. 1993; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1386.TY - Article AU - Auret, JG AU - Damm, OFRA AU - Wright, GJ AU - Robinson, FPA AB - Previous results on the influence of water pressure and velocity on flow-type cavitations erosion, i.e. an increase in erosion rate with increasing velocity and peaking of erosion rate as a function of pressure, were confirmed by measurements with a rotating-disc test rig. Owing to the importance of exercising control over the cavitations geometry in hydraulic equipment, the effect of pressure and velocity on the position and shape of the cavitations erosion zone was systematically studied. The observed geometry of the erosion zone, as well as the wear rate behaviour, was explained in terms of the change in the cavitations-inducing pressure gradient with pressure and velocity. DA - 1993-12-01 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Water pressure effects KW - Water velocity effects KW - Erosion zone geometry KW - Cavitation erosion zone LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 1993 SM - 00431648 T1 - Pressure and velocity dependence of flow-type cavitation erosion TI - Pressure and velocity dependence of flow-type cavitation erosion UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1386 ER -