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Originally Posted by solidsnake11
Well let me rephrase, the erosion from cavatation happens on the high side along with the heating of the fluid.
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The erosion in cavitation happens in the intake (low) side, where negative pressure takes gas out of solution in the fluid, bubbles form and immediately implode eroding the material in the process. In ship propellers or fire truck pump impellers this is in the trailing edge of the blade, for example.