Cavitation IN CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS - definitions, criteria and their importance. Cavitation occurs when the static pressure inside the impeller falls below the pressure level Po immediately upstream of the pump. The minimum pressure, Pmin, always occurs at a physical flow boundary, in this case at the impeller blades. If a pressure level POI exists such that Pm in is still above the pumpage vapour pressure, a pressure minimum also develops on the suction side.
Cavitation IN CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS - definitions, criteria and their importance. Cavitation occurs when the static pressure inside the impeller falls below the pressure level Po immediately upstream of the pump. The minimum pressure, Pmin, always occurs at a physical flow boundary, in this case at the impeller blades. If a pressure level POI exists such that Pm in is still above the pumpage vapour pressure, a pressure minimum also develops on the suction side.
Cavitation IN CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS - definitions, criteria and their importance. Cavitation occurs when the static pressure inside the impeller falls below the pressure level Po immediately upstream of the pump. The minimum pressure, Pmin, always occurs at a physical flow boundary, in this case at the impeller blades. If a pressure level POI exists such that Pm in is still above the pumpage vapour pressure, a pressure minimum also develops on the suction side.