"Cavitation" ed. by Wojciech Borek, Tomasz Tański, Mariusz Król

The novelty of this book is the presentation of extensive knowledge related to cavitation, erosion, and how to protect engineering materials against this phenomenon supported by the results of thorough research by the authors.

Cavitation erosion is one of the most popular phenomena of the destruction of engineering materials working in water conditions and various kinds of liquids. The cavitation effect is defined as a physical effect, induced by a variable field of liquid pressures, where bubbles or other voids (caverns) - containing steams of a given liquid, gas, or a steam-gas mixture - are formed, expanded, and disappear. A better understanding of all aspects related to cavitation wear will allow for more thoughtful analysis in the selection of innovative engineering materials additionally protected by various technologies or techniques in the field of surface engineering, and optimization of the design of constructional elements used in the cavitation environment.


Contents
1 Introductory Chapter: Cavitation - An Overview of New Research Results
2 Effects of Applying WC/C Protective Coating on Structural Elements Working in Cavitation Environment
3 Cavitation Wear of Structural Ceramics
4 Nanolevel Surface Processing of Fine Particles by Waterjet Cavitation and Multifunction Cavitation to Improve the Photocatalytic Properties of Titanium Oxide
5 The Relationship between the Collapsing Cavitation Bubble and Its Microjet near a Rigid Wall under an Ultrasound Field
6 An Overview of Droplet Impact Erosion, Related Theory and Protection Measures in Steam Turbines
7 The Effect of Alloy Microstructure on Their Cavitation Erosion Behavior in Seawater
8 Accelerated Cavitation Damage of Steels in Liquid Metal Environments
9 Post-Incipience Cavitation Evolution of an Eccentric Journal Bearing