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Erosion by Cavitation or Impingement
ISBN-10:
0-8031-6629-X
ISBN:
978-0-8031-6629-5
No. of Pages:
291
Publisher:
ASTM International
Publication date:
1967
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Correlation of Cavitation Damage with Other Material and Fluid Properties
By
R. Garcia
,
R. Garcia
1Formerly at
The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.
, presently, senior engineer
, Aerojet-General Corp.
, Von Karman Center, SNAP-8 Div., Azusa, Calif.
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F. G. Hammitt
,
F. G. Hammitt
2
Professor of nuclear engineering
, Department of Nuclear Engineering, The University of Michigan
, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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R. E. Nystrom
R. E. Nystrom
3
Doctoral applicant
, Department of Nuclear Engineering, The University of Michigan
, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Page Count:
45
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Published:1967
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Garcia, R, Hammitt, FG, & Nystrom, RE. "Correlation of Cavitation Damage with Other Material and Fluid Properties." Erosion by Cavitation or Impingement. Ed. Committee G-2, . 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959 : ASTM International, 1967.
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Ultrasonic-induced cavitation studies were conducted in lead-bismuth alloy at 500 and 1500 F, in mercury at 70 and 500 F, and in water at 70 F for a wide variety of materials, including refractory alloys, steels, brasses, copper, nickel, and plastics. Correlations of the cavitation damage with applicable mechanical and fluid properties were carried out. Some conclusions are: 1. Damage rates in mercury were 3 to 20 times greater than in water, depending upon the material. Hence, clearly no correlating equation which considers only the mechanical properties of the material can apply for both fluids. 2. There is no single material mechanical property which can be used to correlate the damage, even if coupling parameters to account for fluid property changes are included in the correlation. 3. In general, the best correlations include energy-type mechanical properties, strength-type properties, and fluid coupling parameters. 4. No relatively simple single correlating equation applies well to all the data. This may indicate the insufficiency of the statistically determined mechanical and fluid properties for the correlation of cavitation damage which is known to be a highly transient process.
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