Can cavitation cause vibration in the pump?
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Yesterday, I heard from the senior teacher that cavitation inside the pump can also cause vibration in the pump body, right?
Yes, vibration often occurs when many pumps experience cavitation.
Cavitation causes significant damage to pumps, and pump vibration is the main external manifestation of this damage. Cavitation-induced wear on the impeller indirectly causes increased vibration.
Once a centrifugal pump experiences cavitation, vibration is an obvious consequence. What’s more harmful is that the change in the state of the liquid causes severe impact corrosion on the impeller
Once cavitation occurs, the droplets of the fluid exert rapid impacts on the impeller and the pump casing; the temperature of the pump rises, noise levels increase, and vibrations become noticeable. If cavitation happens frequently, inspection of the pump will reveal many pitting marks on both the casing and the impeller.
Yes, cavitation is an issue that centrifugal pumps need to pay special attention to.
Cavitation not only causes significant vibration but also produces loud noise