
Cavitation is a symptom of the evaporation of a flowing liquid so that it forms steam bubbles due to the reduced pressure of the liquid to below its vapor saturation point. For example, water at a pressure of 1 atm will boil and become steam at a temperature of 100 degrees Celsius. But if the pressure is lowered then the water will be able to boil at a lower temperature even if the pressure is low enough then the water can boil at room temperature.
When a liquid boils, bubbles form in the liquid vapor. This can happen to the liquid that is flowing in the pump or in the pipe. Places of low pressure and/or high velocity in the flow, it will be very prone to cavitation. For example, in a pump, the part that will easily cavitate is on the suction side. Cavitation in this section is caused …
